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Reported Foreign Nationals on Death Row, USA
(These numbers include all foreign nationals on death row, whether they were informed of their VCCR rights or not)
| Nationality | Name | State |
| Mexico (58) | Benito Ocampo | Alabama |
| Alberto Carreon Martinez | Arizona | |
| Ignacio Tafoya Arriola | California | |
| Eduardo David Vargas Barocio | California | |
| Marcos Esquiel Barrera | California | |
| Ramón Salcido Bojórquez | California | |
| Dora Buenrostro | California | |
| Adrian Camacho Gil | California | |
| José Lupercio Cásares | California | |
| Tomás Verano Cruz | California | |
| Enrique Parras Dueñas | California | |
| Jose Elias | California | |
| Vicente Benavides Figueroa | California | |
| Martín Mendoza García | California | |
| Carlos Avena Guillén | California | |
| Santiago Hernandez | California | |
| Luis Alberto Maciel Hernández | California | |
| Jaime Armando Hoyos | California | |
| Abelino Manríquez Jacquez | California | |
| Samuel Zamudio Jiménez | California | |
| Jorge Contreras López | California | |
| Juan Manuel López Hernandez | California | |
| Omar Fuentes Martinez | California | |
| Miguel Angel Martínez Sanchez | California | |
| Hector Juan Ayala Medano | California | |
| Hector Medrano | California | |
| Huber Joel Mendoza Novoa | California | |
| Victor Miranda Guerrero | California | |
| Constantino Carrera Montenegro (AR) | California | |
| Ruben Gomez Perez | California | |
| Juan Sánchez Ramirez | California | |
| Juan de Dios Ramirez Villa | California | |
| Alfredo Valdés Reyes | California | |
| Alfredo Valencia Salazar | California | |
| Magdaleno Salazar | California | |
| Daniel Covarrubias Sánchez | California | |
| Arturo Juarez Suarez | California | |
| Sergio Ochoa Tamayo | California | |
| Jesus Velasquez | California | |
| Pedro Hernandez Alberto | Florida | |
| Jorge Galindo Espriella | Nebraska | |
| Carlos Gutierrez | Nevada | |
| Jose Trinidad Loza | Ohio | |
| Horacio Alberto Reyes Camarena | Oregon | |
| Miguel Lozano | Pennsylvania | |
| Edgar Tamayo Arias | Texas | |
| Juan Carlos Alvarez Banda | Texas | |
| Ruben Ramirez Cardenas | Texas | |
| Félix Rocha Díaz | Texas | |
| Cesar Roberto Fierro Reyna | Texas | |
| Ignacio Gómez | Texas | |
| Humberto Leal Garcia | Texas | |
| Ramiro Hernández Llanas | Texas | |
| Roberto Moreno Ramos | Texas | |
| Virgilio Maldonado Rodriguez | Texas | |
| Ramiro Ibarra Rubí | Texas | |
| Juan Ruiz | Texas | |
| Héctor García Torres | Texas | |
| Cuba (10) | Manuel Machado Alvarez | California |
| Omar Blanco (INS) | Florida | |
| Juan Carlos Chavez | Florida | |
| Jesus Delgado (INS) | Florida | |
| Leonardo Franqui (INS) | Florida | |
| Marbel Mendoza (INS) | Florida | |
| Manolo Rodriguez (INS) | Florida | |
| Pablo San Martin (INS) | Florida | |
| Manuel Valle (INS) | Florida | |
| Jose Echavarria | Nevada | |
| El Salvador (8) | Julian Beltran | California |
| Irving Ramirez | California | |
| Joaquin Arevalo | Georgia | |
| Manuel Ortiz (MI) | Louisiana | |
| Gilmar Alexander Guevara | Texas | |
| Hector Romero | Texas | |
| Walter Alexander Sorto | Texas | |
| Alfredo Prieto | Virginia | |
| Vietnam (7) | Hung Mai | California |
| Lam Nguyen | California | |
| Dung Anh Trinh | California | |
| Thao Tan Lam | Louisiana | |
| Thong Le | Mississippi | |
| Cam Ly | Pennsylvania | |
| Chuong Duong Tong | Texas | |
| Cambodia (5) | Mao Hin | Alabama |
| Run Peter Chhoun | California | |
| Samreth Sam Pan | California | |
| Thavirak Sam (MI) | Pennsylvania | |
| Lim Kim Ly | Texas | |
| Honduras (5) | Johnny Morales | California |
| Edgardo Sanchez | California | |
| Clemente Jarquin | Florida | |
| Dennis Corea | Texas | |
| Edgardo Cubas | Texas | |
| Colombia (4) | Arboleda Ortiz | Federal |
| German Sinisterra | Federal | |
| Guillermo Arbelaez | Florida | |
| Rory Enrique Conde | Florida | |
| Jamaica (4) | Lancelot Armstrong (AR) | Florida |
| Robert Gordon | Florida | |
| Paul Howell | Florida | |
| Albert Reid | Pennsylvania | |
| United Kingdom (4) | Kenneth Gay (Dual National - USA) | California |
| Pravin Govin (Dual National - USA) | California | |
| Virendra Govin (Dual National - USA) | California | |
| Linda Carty (Dual National - USA) | Texas | |
| Bahamas (3) | Dolan Darling | Florida |
| Ian Lightbourn (INS) | Florida | |
| Sean Smith | Florida | |
| Germany (2) | Michael Apelt (MR) | Arizona |
| Dieter Riechmann (AR) | Florida | |
| Iran (2) | Mohammad Sharifi | Alabama |
| Hooman Ashkan Panah | California | |
| Argentina (1) | Victor Saldano | Texas |
| Bangladesh (1) | Syed Rabani | Texas |
| Canada (1) | Ronald Smith | Montana |
| China (1) | Charles Ng | California |
| Costa Rica (1) | Terance Valentine | Florida |
| Egypt (1) | John Ghobrial | California |
| Estonia (1) | Tauro Waidla | California |
| France (1) | Michael Legrand | Louisiana |
| Guatemala (1) | Jose Francisco Guerro | California |
| Haiti (1) | Borgela Philistin | Pennsylvania |
| Jordan (1) | Ahmad Fawzi Abdelnor Issa | Ohio |
| Laos (1) | Vaene Sivongxay | California |
| Lebanon (1) | Abdul Awkal | Ohio |
| Lithuania (1) | Jurijus Kadamovas | Federal |
| Nicaragua (1) | Bernardo Tercero | Texas |
| Peru (1) | Miguel Angel Bacigalupo | California |
| Philippines (1) | Sonny Enraca | California |
| Russia (1) | Iouri Mikhel | Federal |
| Serbia (1) | Avram Vineto Nika | Nevada |
| Spain (1) | Pablo Ibar | Florida |
| Tonga (1) | Sioasi Vanisi | Nevada |
| Trinidad (1) | Noel Doorbal | Florida |
Total Nationalities: 34
Totals by Jurisdiction:
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Foreign Nationals Awaiting Re-sentencing:
Other websites may or may not count foreign nationals awaiting re-sentencing in their total numbers. We include these inmates in our totals to keep you aware of their status.
| Nationality | Name | State |
| Germany | Dieter Riechmann | Florida |
| Jamaica | Lancelot Armstrong | Florida |
| Mexico | Constantino Carrera Montenegro | California |
Re-sentenced Foreign Nationals:
| Nationality | Name | State | New Sentence |
| Mexico | Isidro Marquez Burrola | Oklahoma | Death sentence modified to life without parole. |
| Jamaica | Lynford Blackwood | Florida | Resentenced to life imprisonment. |
| Mexico | Daniel Angel Plata Estrada | Texas | Death sentence reduced to life imprisonment on grounds of mental retardation. |
| Mexico | Rafael Camargo Ojeda | Arkansas | Life |
| Laos | Bountaem Chanthadara | Federal | Life |
| Hong Kong | Kwan Fai Mak | Washington | 13 Life Sentences |
| Belize | Evan Griffith | Illinois | Re-sentenced to life due to Governor Ryan's blanket clemency |
| Mexico | Mario Flores Urbano | Illinois | Re-sentenced to life due to Governor Ryan's blanket clemency |
| Mexico | Juan Alonso Cabellero | Illinois | Re-sentenced to life due to Governor Ryan's blanket clemency |
| Mexico | Ramon Martinez-Villareal | Arizona | Sentence was vacated due to mental retardation |
| Mexico | Toribio Rodriguez | Arizona | 25 years to life |
| Mexico | Gabriel Solache Roero | Illinois | Re-sentenced to life due to Governor Ryan's blanket clemency |
| Poland | Gregory Madej | Illinois | Re-sentenced to life due to Governor Ryan's blanket clemency |
| Spain | Julio Mora | Florida | Life |
| United Kingdom | Krishna Maharaj | Florida | Life |
| Unknown | David Carpenter | Florida | Life |
Foreign Nationals Executed Since 1976:
| Name | Nationality | State | Date of Execution |
| Yosvanis Valle | Cuba | Texas | 10 Nov 2009 |
| Heliberto Chi | Honduras | Texas | 7 Aug 2008 |
| Hungh Thanh Le | Vietnam | Oklahoma | 23 Mar 2004 |
| Mir Aimal Kasi | Pakistan | Virginia | 14 Nov 2002 |
| Rigoberto Sanchez Velasco | Cuba | Florida | 2 Oct 2002 |
| Javier Suarez Medina | Mexico | Texas | 14 Aug 2002 |
| Sahib Al-Mosawi | Iraq | Oklahoma | 6 Dec 2001 |
| Sebastian Bridges | South Africa | Nevada | 21 Apr 2001 |
| Miguel Angel Flores | Mexico | Texas | 9 Nov 2000 |
| Joseph Stanley Faulder | Canada | Texas | 17 Jun 1999 |
| Alvaro Calamvro | Philippines | Nevada | 5 Apr 1999 |
| Walter LaGrand | Germany | Arizona | 3 Mar 1999 |
| Karl LaGrand | Germany | Arizona | 24 Feb 1999 |
| Jaturun Siripongs | Thailand | California | 9 Feb 1999 |
| Tuan Nguyen | Vietnam | Oklahoma | 10 Dec 1998 |
| Jose Villafuerte | Honduras | Arizona | 22 Apr 1998 |
| Angel Breard | Paraguay | Virginia | 14 Apr 1998 |
| Mario Murphy | Mexico | Virginia | 18 Sep 1997 |
| Irineo Montoya | Mexico | Texas | 18 Jun 1997 |
| Pedro Medina | Cuba | Florida | 25 Mar 1997 |
| Ramon Montoya | Mexico | Texas | 25 Mar 1993 |
| Carlos Santana | Dominican Republic | Texas | 23 Mar 1993 |
| Leslie Lowenfeld | Guyana | Louisiana | 13 Apr 1988 |
Total: 23
All information provided by Mark Warren, Human Rights Research (aiwarren@sympatico.ca)
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