Event Brief
Colombian migrant dies in ICE custody after pleas ignored
Filed: May 27, 2026 at 3:06 AM ET
Summary: A 26-year-old Colombian migrant died in ICE detention in Missouri after guards allegedly ignored his pleas to call his mother.
WHO: ICE detention guards and jail staff
WHAT: A Colombian migrant was found unconscious in an ICE isolation cell after pleading to call his mother while battling COVID-19 symptoms.
WHEN: May 27, 2026 at 2:54 AM ET
WHERE: Missouri, USA
WHY: He was battling COVID-19 and allegedly his handwritten notes pleading to call his mother were ignored by jail staff.
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