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Venezuelan Man Dies During ICE Transfer in Georgia as Family Alleges He Was Denied Medication

The badges of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are seen as they patrol the halls of immigration court (Credit: Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

A 45-year-old Venezuelan man died while being transported between federal immigration detention facilities in Georgia, becoming the 22nd person reported to have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in 2026.

Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva was found unresponsive Monday morning aboard a bus taking him from the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla to the Folkston ICE Processing Center, according to the federal agency. He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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