Tuan Van Bui, a 55-year-old Vietnamese national with multiple criminal convictions, died on April 1 at the Miami Correctional Center in Bunker Hill, Indiana. Staff found Bui unresponsive and began life-saving measures, including CPR. Emergency services responded quickly and provided advanced life support interventions before he was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m. The cause of death is currently under investigation.
Bui had been arrested more than a dozen times by Philadelphia Police on charges such as robbery, theft, assault, criminal conspiracy, reckless endangerment, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute or manufacture, carrying firearms without a license, resisting arrest and driving under the influence.
According to information released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Bui entered the United States in 1990 as an AM-1 immigrant under the Amerasian Homecoming Act but never applied for U.S. citizenship during his time in the country. An immigration judge ordered him removed from the United States in 2005.
ICE reported that it notified relevant agencies about Bui’s death including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), DHS Office of Inspector General and ICE Office of Professional Responsibility through its Integrity Coordination Center. His next of kin has also been informed.
ICE stated that official notifications are made to Congress and other stakeholders following reports of deaths in custody and that these details are posted publicly on ICE’s website within required timelines set by congressional mandate. The agency said it provides comprehensive medical care to all detainees from arrival through their stay and emphasized that emergency care is never denied while individuals are detained.
