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- On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 33-year-old Cuban detainee Denny Adan Gonzalez died at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, marking the 18th death in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody this year.
- Gonzalez was arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, on December 12, 2025, for assault on a female and domestic violence, then transferred to the CoreCivic-operated Stewart facility in January 2026.
- Physicians for Human Rights warned the death "reflects a pattern of increasing suicides" in a system where solitary confinement remains widespread; lawyer Andrew Free said Gonzalez had been held in such isolation.
- CoreCivic stated medical staff arrived promptly and began lifesaving measures once Gonzalez was discovered unresponsive. ICE said it remains "committed to ensuring that all those in custody reside in safe, secure, and humane environments."
- Immigration detentions under President Donald Trump surged to more than 70,000 people this year, while monitors warn 2026 is on track for the highest death toll in the agency's 22-year history.
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Daily Memo: 18th Death in ICE Detention Is Presumed a Suicide After An Alleged Altercation Left a Guard Unconscious
According to original reporting by Andrew Free, “Sources close to the facility report the man was in solitary confinement following an altercation with a CoreCivic guard that left the guard unconscious.” He was 33, from Cuba, and was found dead on April 28th at the Georgia facility run by CoreCivic, where 15 people have died overall. The post Daily Memo: 18th Death in ICE Detention Is Presumed a Suicide After An Alleged Altercation Left a Guard …
Another detainee has died in ICE custody, DHS says
Another person detained by ICE has died in the agency's custody, according to reports released by the Department of Homeland Security and private prison company CoreCivic.33-year-old Denny Adan Gonzalez is believed to have died from suicide, DHS reports. He was being held at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, where staff found him unresponsive on Tuesday, April 28."On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at approximately 10:26 PM, a staff mem…
Man dies by suicide at Georgia ICE jail as death toll hits 18
A Cuban man held at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin died Tuesday in what federal immigration officials are calling an apparent suicide. It is the 18th known death in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody so far in 2026 — and the fifth apparent suicide this year. What’s Happening: Denny Adan Gonzalez died at […] The post Man dies by suicide at Georgia ICE jail as death toll hits 18 appeared first on The Georgia Sun.
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