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Family Sues DHS After Immigrant's Death in ICE Detention

11/19/2025

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Chaofeng Ge, a Chinese immigrant, died in ICE detention in Pennsylvania on August 5, four days after arrest.
He was found with a cloth ligature around his neck and pronounced dead after resuscitation failed.
Ge's family filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security alleging negligence and lack of mental health care.
DHS states all in-custody deaths are investigated, and the suit seeks more details from DHS and ICE.

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Chaofeng Ge, a Chinese immigrant, died in ICE detention in Pennsylvania on August 5, four days after arrest.
He was found with a cloth ligature around his neck and pronounced dead after resuscitation failed.
Ge's family filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security alleging negligence and lack of mental health care.
DHS states all in-custody deaths are investigated, and the suit seeks more details from DHS and ICE.