Some died at ICE detention centers and field offices, others after they had been transferred to hospitals, but were still under ICE custody. In October 2024, he was apprehended by local law enforcement, and then transferred to the Krome immigrant detention center in South Florida. He was taken into custody by US Customs and Border Protection air marine operations two days prior to his death, according to ICE. His family told the Guardian they grew alarmed by his deterioration in jail, and worried about the medications he was being given. “He was a great-grandfather.”7 JuneJesus Molina-Veya, a 45-year-old citizen of Mexico, died at the Stewart detention center in Lumpkin, Georgia.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2026 16:10 UTC