Immigrant’s Death in Abusive Georgia ICE Facility Reignites Call for Its Closure
Luis Sandoval was detained in a Folkston ICE center, where a hunger strike has been ongoing for over 2 weeks. An immigrant detained at an ICE facility in Folkston, Georgia, died on Friday, reigniting calls for the facility to be shut down and an investigation into the center as it faces an ongoing hunger strike protesting abusive conditions. Luis Sandoval, a 48-year-old from El Salvador, was found with a “ligature around his neck,” according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to the agency, facility staff found Sandoval at 1:46 am, and began lifesaving procedures. But he was pronounced dead at 2:28 am. Sandoval, who was being held in the D. Ray James facility near Folkston, is the 60th known person to die in ICE detention since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term. He had only been in the facility for 21 days, having been arrested by ICE and sent to…
