Austin Kocher reports two deaths bring ICE custody death toll to 25 for 2026
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Immigration researcher Austin Kocher published analysis noting that Marchena and Wei are the 25th and 24th people to die in ICE custody this year, and that Spanish-language media outlets including Conexión Migrant and Teletica reported Marchena's death before English-language media picked up the story. Kocher notes this would be the third death at Winn Correctional Center under this administration and the sixth since 2020, citing an unannounced summer inspection that found a long list of deficiencies at the facility.
“medication and meals sometimes arrived late or not at all”
Franciny Araya, Carlos Josué Marchena's sister · mastodon ↗Carlos Josué Marchena Deceased detaineeLianyong Wei Deceased detaineeFranciny Araya Family advocateAustin Kocher Immigration researcherU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention authority
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RE: https:// mastodon.social/@tusk81/117315 686372452545 Carlos Josué Marchena is “the 25th person to die in ICE detention this year—and the second person to die at the detention facility in Louisiana this year, according to ABC News' analysis of ICE data.” https:// abcnews.com/US/costa-rican-imm igrant-died-ice-custody-agency/story?id=136648665
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"He initially received med attention in MI, but was later transferred to other cens where he🚨suffered mistreatment/negligence in the delivery of his meds💔*found dead in his bed," said the rel." "A 36-yr-old Costa Rican man🚨died in # ICE cust *25th IMM detainee to die this yr. Carlos Josue Marchena-Marchena:💔found unresponsive at the Winnfield…
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Carlos Josué Marchena, a 37-year-old Costa Rican man, died in # ICE custody last Thursday or Friday at Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana, after many months in detention. https:// austinkocher.substack.com/p/ic e-detention-claims-25th-life-since
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Lianyong Wei, a 51-year-old man from China, died on August 23rd, about a day after # ICE took him into custody at a territorial prison in Saipan. https:// austinkocher.substack.com/p/ic e-detention-claims-25th-life-since
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