A Cuban immigrant has died in U.S. immigration custody in Georgia, with authorities suspecting suicide, according to a notice sent to lawmakers and reviewed by Reuters.
Incident Details
Denny Adan Gonzalez, 33, was discovered unresponsive in his cell at the Stewart Detention Center on April 28. He was pronounced dead less than an hour later, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed in the notice.
Rising Detention Numbers
President Donald Trump has intensified efforts to detain immigrants as part of his mass deportation campaign. The number of individuals held by ICE has surged from 40,000 when Trump assumed office in 2025 to 60,000, with further expansion anticipated this year.
The Stewart Detention Center, located in Lumpkin, Georgia, has been a focal point of immigration enforcement. Deaths in ICE custody reached a two-decade high last year and are on track to rise further, with 18 fatalities recorded in the first four months of this year.
