Chaofeng Ge
Chaofeng Ge, 32, a Chinese citizen and resident of New York City, died on August 5, 2025, while held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. ICE said he died by hanging and that the death was a suicide. According to a report by The UnPopulist, an autopsy found his hands and feet had been hog-tied and noted signs of defensive trauma. The same report says an internal ICE review found staff delayed life-saving measures by about five minutes. His family has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking more information about his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The medical examiner ruled it a suicide but found his hands and feet were hog-tied and noted signs of defensive trauma, and ICE's internal review found staff delayed life-saving measures by about five minutes.
Reported by: Medical examiner's autopsy (medical examiner or coroner); U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held him); Family's FOIA lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family filed a FOIA lawsuit seeking more information about his death, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.