Man dies from leukemia after detention officials allegedly delayed treatment
Oct 13, 2026
Prisciliano Trejo, 29, died from acute leukemia days after Jesus Manuel Arenas Silva's death in ICE custody. His family said detention officials delayed urgent medical treatment despite his repeated complaints of severe symptoms.
Sources
- A family seeks answers about a young ICE detainee’s untimely death
NBC News·Sep 9, 2026
- Man diagnosed with leukemia dies after time in ICE custody at Georgia
CBS News·Aug 3, 2026
- Newsweek
- Univision
- Congressman Questions Conditions at Delaney Hall Despite Deaths
ACLU·Oct 13, 2026·archived copy
- diariodemexico.com
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