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Local Official Calls For Investigation Into Death At Otay Mesa Detention Center
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
6
First seen
Oct 27, 7:37 AM PDT
updated Oct 28, 5:40 PM PDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KGTV, KFMB-TV and 4 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A Guatemalan man who died inside Otay Mesa Detention Center was misidentified by ICE, KPBS reported, while San Diego County leaders and officials demand answers and an investigation from ICE and CoreCivic following the death, according to KSWB, KGTV, and KFMB-TV. The fatality marks the 29th or 30th death in ICE custody this year, KNSD and inewsource reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (6), version 5, Oct 28, 7:39 PM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Guatemalan man who died inside Otay Mesa Detention Center was misidentified by ICE · KPBS
- County leaders want probe into death at Otay Mesa Detention Center · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)
- ICE detainee who died at Otay Mesa Detention Center identified as San Diego County supervisors demand answers · KGTV
- Death of Guatemalan immigrant at Otay Mesa Detention Center 30th in ICE custody this year · inewsource
- Detainee at Otay Mesa Detention Center is 29th to die in ICE custody this year · KNSD
- San Diego officials demand answers from ICE, CoreCivic after detainee's death at Otay Mesa · KFMB-TV
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