Guido R. Newbrough
Guido R. Newbrough was a construction worker born in Germany who had lived in the United States for the last 42 years of his life, and he had a "Raised American" tattoo on his shoulder. He was held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville, Virginia, for 11 months before he died in a Virginia hospital. According to the New York Times, as cited by the American Civil Liberties Union, he died of endocarditis caused by a staph infection, and the article says the infection went untreated despite his pleas for medical care in the 10 days before his death. ICE has listed his cause of death as meningitis, HIV and pneumonia. Records also differ on the date of death: ICE gives November 28, 2008, while the Times account gives November 27.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement listed meningitis, HIV and pneumonia as causes, while the New York Times, as cited by the ACLU, reported endocarditis from a staph infection that went untreated despite his pleas for medical care.
Reported by: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held him); New York Times (reporters); ACLU (advocates).