A Peruvian Man Died in ICE Custody in Louisiana — Three Days On, No One Has Said Why

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 12: Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) return back into the Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center on June 12, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. People continue to gather at the immigration detention center in support of detainees who are now joined by women detainees who have announced their participation in the hunger and labor strike. The women are asking that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) release women who are under 21 and women with medical conditions and mothers. They are also demanding improved conditions inside the facility and for their immigration cases to proceed more quickly. (Credit: Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

A 47-year-old Peruvian national named Julian Curo-Churata died inside a federal hospital in Monroe, Louisiana, on September 29, 2026 — and three days later, no agency has offered any explanation for why.

This is not an isolated event. It extends what government data already confirms as the deadliest period for immigration detainees in over two decades, a pattern that has drawn growing alarm from lawmakers, advocates, and federal courts alike.