DHS cites recent policy shift after not disclosing death of Guatemalan man who had been in custody
DHS said the agency did not publicly report the death because it was not notified after the detainee left custody, amid a policy change on post-release monitoring.
- On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Jose Chajon-Raxon, a Guatemalan detainee, died following a medical emergency at the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey.
- Under a policy change enacted earlier this year, the agency no longer reports detainee deaths occurring within 30 days of release, maintaining it is 'not responsible when an individual passes away weeks after leaving their custody.'
- Chajon-Raxon experienced 'seizure-like activity' on July 19, one day after being detained, and was granted a 'discretionary release' from ICE on July 22, though the DHS did not specify when he died.
- Representative Rob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, called the policy a 'loophole' that allows ICE to avoid 'public scrutiny' and evade accountability for detainee deaths occurring outside official detention.
- Since January last year, more than 50 people have died in ICE custody nationwide under President Donald Trump's administration, while the Geo Group-operated Delaney Hall facility has faced persistent protests by immigration advocates.
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - An immigrant from Guatemala who was taken to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, in July experienced a medical emergency and died after hospitalization, ...
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DHS cites recent policy shift after not disclosing death of Guatemalan man who had been in custody
U.S. immigration officials say they didn’t publicly disclose the death of a Guatemalan man who had a seizure at a New Jersey detention center because they weren’t notified that he died after they sent him to the hospital.
U.S. immigration officials said Wednesday that they did not publicly disclose the death of a Guatemalan who suffered a seizure in a New Jersey detention center because they were not notified that he died after being sent to the hospital.
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