Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE
Geovanny Garcia-Mejia
Geovanny Garcia-Mejia, 27, died on March 18, 2006, while held in immigration detention at the Newton County Correctional Center in Texas. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lists the cause of death as asphyxia. The source gives no further detail about how he died or what happened in the hours before.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.