A 51-year-old Chinese immigrant died hours after being taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in the Northern Mariana Islands, becoming the 57th immigrant detainee to die in government custody since President Donald Trump returned to office, according to NPR.
Lianyong Wei was found unresponsive during morning checks at a detention facility in Saipan on August 23, a day after ICE took him into custody pending removal proceedings. He was transported to a local emergency room and pronounced dead around 7:30 a.m., ICE said. His cause of death remains under investigation.
