The family of a Cambodian American man who died last month in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody is demanding that federal officials release more information about the hours he spent behind bars.
Parady La, 46, died Jan. 9 while suffering drug withdrawal symptoms, three days after agents detained him outside his Upper Darby home and took him to the Federal Detention Center (FDC) at 7th and Arch streets.
On behalf of La’s family, attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union filed a Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, request with ICE and the Bureau of Prisons, which will likely serve as a precursor to federal litigation…