Man detained at Georgia immigration detention center dies as hunger strike continues
Summary
Luis Sandoval, a 48-year-old man from El Salvador, died Friday in ICE custody at the D Ray James detention facility in Folkston, Georgia. His death is under investigation as detainees continue a hunger strike over delays in immigration cases and detention conditions; detainees and advocates have alleged officials threatened force-feeding.Key Facts
- ICE said staff found Sandoval with a ligature around his neck at about 1:46 a.m. Friday, and he was pronounced dead less than an hour later.
- Sandoval was arrested by ICE earlier this month and transferred to the Folkston facility on October 8.
- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said it is conducting an in-custody death investigation at the request of the local sheriff’s office.
- ICE said Sandoval had prior convictions for aggravated assault and other crimes.
- It was not known whether Sandoval took part in the hunger strike.
- A Russian asylum seeker at the facility said he and dozens of others began the hunger strike nearly three weeks ago to seek faster case processing and protest detention conditions.
- The article reports that Sandoval was the 60th person to die in ICE custody since the start of Donald Trump’s second administration.
- The GEO Group operates the Folkston facilities under contract with the federal government.
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