A 45-year-old Ethiopian man died in U.S. immigration custody after spending months without treatment for HIV or tuberculosis, according to a new report from the Project on Government Oversight (POGO). His recent death is one of the latest to occur in the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona, a facility long flagged for detainee deaths and systemic medical neglect.
The man had been in ICE custody for five months, per POGO. Despite showing visible signs of illness, he wasn't given proper treatment until it was too late. A medical examiner's report cited in the investigation shows he was suffering from an array of severe infections linked to untreated HIV when he died in January. By then, he had lost 20% of his body weight and was in critical condition.
