Deaths in Custody
Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE

Santiago Baten-Oxlaj

34 years old · died May 24, 2020 · Stewart Detention Center, Stewart County, Georgia

Santiago Baten-Oxlaj, 34, died on May 24, 2020, while held in immigration detention at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attributed his death to complications related to COVID-19. The agency's account is the only one on record for this death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. ICE attributed his death to complications related to COVID-19.

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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