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Juan Rojas
Incident
Deportation Officer Juan Rojas died as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Yakima Field Office at 415 N. 3rd Street in Yakima.
Deportation Officer Rojas had served with the United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations for 18 years.
Beginning in early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country began to contract COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic. Due to the nature of their job, law enforcement officers were required to work and interact with the community even as the majority of the country was self-quarantined. As a result, hundreds of officers died from COVID-related illnesses and other complications.
Corrections agencies, in particular, suffered tremendous losses due to the constant and close proximity between the corrections officers and large inmate populations. Since March 2020, ODMP has verified that over 900 law enforcement officers have died as the result of a confirmed or presumed exposure while on duty and continues to work with hundreds of other agencies that have suffered a COVID-related death.
Visit ODMP's COVID-19 memorial listing every officer who has died as a result of a confirmed or presumed exposure.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deportation Officer Juan Rojas died on August 7, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 50.
He is one of 885 officers honored here, and one of 13 at United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deportation Officer Rojas gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 18 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deportation Officer Rojas.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations has lost 15 officers; 13 of them lost to illness.
Juan is one of 137 officers lost to illness in DC, 9.7% of the 1,419 remembered there.
Juan is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Juan is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2020, 3 officers at United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 3 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 7.
In 2020, 33 officers in DC were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 25 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 45.
In 2020, 346 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 2020, 347 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Juan was 50. Of the 13 lost to illness at United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations whose age is recorded, half were between 49 and 51; the middle age was 50. Juan had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
Juan was 50. Of the 136 lost to illness in DC whose age is recorded, half were between 45 and 56.3; the middle age was 51. Juan had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 19 years.
Juan was 50. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Juan had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Juan was 50. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Juan had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
August holds 23.1% of these deaths at United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, more than any other month. Fridays: 15.4%.
August holds 10.9% of these deaths in DC; October holds the most, 13.9%. Fridays: 13.1%.
August holds 10.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Fridays: 14.8%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Fridays: 14.9%.
How
Illness deaths account for 86.7% of all 15 deaths at United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, the most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 9.7% of all 1,419 deaths in DC, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations has 15 officers remembered here, Juan among them.
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Lorenzo Roberto Gomez
Nov 8, 2003
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Brian Pecson Beliso
Jun 8, 2016
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Ronald Roland Phillips, Jr.
Jul 26, 2020
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Juan Rojas
Aug 7, 2020
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Danny Keith Laughner, Jr.
Oct 1, 2020
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Ronald Mason Hunter, Jr.
Aug 9, 2021
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Miguel Angel Ortiz
Aug 30, 2021
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Roberto Carlos Cantu
Sep 13, 2021
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Olynthia Jermaine Turner
Sep 18, 2021
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Bradley K. Kam
Oct 12, 2021
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Rosa Elisa Vasquez
Nov 5, 2021
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David Eric Mize
Dec 19, 2021
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William Hayes
Jan 3, 2022
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Brian Wayne Turner
May 29, 2022
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Rachel Elizabeth Vielmas
Jul 23, 2022
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-E
What is kept
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