Overview
- Reps. Dave Min and Judy Chu sent the request Friday, joined by 43 other House members including several Southern California representatives.
- The letter highlights the deaths of Ismael Ayala-Uribe on Sept. 22 and Gabriel Garcia-Aviles on Oct. 23 and alleges systemic failures in care, medication continuity, recordkeeping, and family notification.
- ICE says Garcia-Aviles was taken the day of intake to Victor Valley Global Medical Center for suspected alcohol withdrawal and died of cardiac arrest, while his family says they learned of his condition only when he was dying.
- Reporting on Ayala-Uribe states he was returned to Adelanto after a hospital evaluation for an abscess, waited days before a transfer back to the hospital, and died while awaiting surgery, with the cause still under investigation.
- The lawmakers cite 25 detainee deaths and 15 Detainee Death Reports so far this year, and local leaders plan a Los Angeles field hearing Monday as nationwide detention levels top 65,000 people.