Deaths in Custody
Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE

Pedro Gumayagay

50 years old · died January 29, 2008 · Stewart Detention Center, Stewart County, Georgia

Pedro Gumayagay, 50, died on January 29, 2008, while held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Stewart Detention Center in Richland, Georgia. ICE listed the cause of death as metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lungs. The available record contains no account of his family, work, or how he was regarded by others. No manner of death has been claimed by the agency, and no dispute about the circumstances has been recorded.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. ICE attributes his death to metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lungs.

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.

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