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Fri Feb 2, 2018, 08:57 AM Feb 2018

Cuban immigrant awaiting removal dies in ICE custody, marking the second detainee death in as many m

Source: New York Daily News

Cuban immigrant awaiting removal dies in ICE custody, marking the second detainee death in as many months

BY
CHRIS SOMMERFELDT
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Thursday, February 1, 2018, 5:27 PM

An undocumented Cuban national awaiting deportation died earlier this week after being held at a Georgia detention center with a history of poor conditions, making him the second immigrant detainee to pass away in as many months, authorities said.

Yulio Castro-Garrido was diagnosed with pneumonia while being held at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Ga. on Jan. 7, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency said in a statement Wednesday night.

"After diagnosis, Mr. Castro initially resisted medical treatment which caused his condition to worsen," ICE officials said.

After his health deteriorated, the 33-year-old immigrant was transported to a hospital in Albany, Ga., where he was placed on a ventilator on Jan. 9, according to ICE.

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Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/cuban-immigrant-dies-ice-custody-awaiting-deportation-article-1.3793569
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