Delvin Francisco Rodriguez
Delvin Rodriguez, 39, had lived in Colorado and had supported his sisters and mother since he started working at age 18, according to a former attorney and neighbor, who described him as honest, cordial and polite. He was held in immigration detention at the Adams County Correctional Center in Mississippi, where he was found in his cell and kept on life support for ten days before he died. A Mississippi medical examiner ruled his death a suicide by hanging, according to the autopsy report. His family and advocates question why staff did not find him sooner, noting that he had reportedly been placed in a cell for closer monitoring the day before.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). The Mississippi medical examiner ruled it a suicide by hanging, but his family and advocates question why staff did not find him sooner after he was reportedly moved to a cell for closer monitoring the day before.
Reported by: Mississippi medical examiner (medical examiner or coroner); U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held him); his family; advocates.