Fernando Dominguez Valdivia
Fernando Dominguez Valdivia died in March 2012 while held at the Adelanto Detention Facility in Adelanto, California, an immigration detention center. According to an ICE Office of Detention Oversight report, as described by the Los Angeles Times in 2017, his death followed serious errors by medical staff and could have been prevented. The report's findings are attributed to ICE's own oversight office, and the specific errors it describes are not detailed in the available account.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). An ICE Office of Detention Oversight report found that his death followed serious errors by medical staff and could have been prevented.
Reported by: ICE Office of Detention Oversight (outside investigators).