A 49-year-old man from Tennessee has died while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after being found unresponsive at the Winn Correctional Center in rural Louisiana. Alejandro Cabrera Clemente was taken by ambulance to Winn Parish Medical Center on April 11 and was later pronounced dead.
ICE said Cabrera Clemente was arrested in Chattanooga on Jan. 8 and transferred to the Winn facility on Jan. 13. Staff discovered him unresponsive on Saturday and began life-saving measures. “Despite life-saving efforts, at approximately 8:51 a.m., an onsite physician at WPMC pronounced Cabrera deceased,” the agency said, according to NewsChannel 5.
Surge in in-custody deaths
Cabrera Clemente’s death is the latest in a string of fatalities at ICE detention sites as the agency’s population has swelled. At least 16 people have died in ICE custody so far this year, according to Reuters, and an ABC News analysis shows the current death rate is markedly higher than in recent years. Advocates say the trend tracks…..