"Georgia senators are demanding information from the Trump administration on the record high number of deaths of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE.) Ten people in ICE custody died between January and June of this year - "the highest number of deaths in the first six months of any year listed in ICE's public records," Democratic Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock wrote in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons."
"The senators requested information on two people who died in ICE custody in Georgia this year - Abelardo Avellaneda-Delgado and Jesus Molina-Veya. On May 5, Avellaneda-Delgado died while he was being taken from the Lowndes County Jail to Stewart Detention Center by TransCor, a CoreCivic subsidiary contracted by ICE. His family has said he had no prior health conditions, the senators wrote. The following month, Molina-Veya, 45, was found in his cell at the Stewart Detention Center with a ligature around his neck."
Ten people died in ICE custody between January and June, the highest total for that period in ICE public records. ICE reported three additional deaths between July and August. Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock requested information from Department of Homeland Security and ICE leadership about the rise in custody deaths and demanded actions to address safety and detention conditions nationwide. The senators sought details about Abelardo Avellaneda-Delgado, who died May 5 during transport to Stewart Detention Center, and Jesus Molina-Veya, who was later found with a ligature in his cell. Avellaneda-Delgado's family reported no prior health conditions.
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