Death of man in ICE detention facility in Michigan under investigation
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Death of man in ICE detention facility in Michigan under investigation
A56-year-oldmanhasdiedinfederalcustodyattheNorthLakeProcessingCenterinnorthernMichigan,accordingtotwocongressionalsourcesinMichigan.
U.S.Immigration&CustomsEnforcementofficialsnotifiedtheSenateHomelandSecurityCommitteeofthedeaththisweek,andtheagencyisinvestigating,thesourcessaid. Thecircumstancesofthedeathhaven’tbeenreleased,andICEdidnotrespondtorequestsforinformationthisweek.
Theman’snamewasNenkoGantchev,aBulgariancitizenarrestedinChicago,accordingtotheinformationprovidedtothecommitteebyICE.
Sen.GaryPeters,thetopDemocratontheSenateHomelandSecuritypanel,saidinastatementhewas“disturbed”bythereporteddeathatICEfacilitynearBaldwininruralLakeCounty.
“PeopleinthecustodyoftheU.S.governmentmustbetreatedhumanelyandhaveaccesstolifesavingmedicalcare.WhilethecauseofthisdeathinMichiganisstillunderinvestigation,Ihaverequestedaformalbriefingfro





