Man detained at Georgia immigration detention center dies as hunger strike continues
Death inside Folkston facility comes as officials allegedly threaten hunger strikers there with force-feeding An immigrant detained at a sprawling detention center complex in Georgia died on Friday, local and federal officials confirmed, after the facility has already faced national scrutiny for its response to an ongoing hunger strike inside. The death inside the D Ray James facility in…
A man died at an immigration detention center in Georgia after participating in a hunger strike, local and federal authorities confirmed. The incident occurred at the D Ray James facility in Folkston, where detainees have been protesting poor conditions and prolonged confinement. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and private contractors allegedly threatened hunger strikers with force-feeding, a practice that human rights advocates consider to be torture.
The detained individual, Luis Sandoval, a 48-year-old from El Salvador, was found dead with a ligature around his neck and was pronounced dead less than an hour later. State and federal agencies have pledged to conduct an investigation into the death and the hunger strike, calling for accountability and an immediate shutdown of the facility.
This is the 60th person to die in ICE custody since the start of the current administration, with an average of one death every 10 days in recent months.
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