Nigerian man loses six fingers due to untreated frostbite at ICE detention facility
Feb 10, 2025·Location: Batavia, NY
Country of origin: Nigeria

Chidi Nwagbo, a Nigerian migrant who had lived in the U.S. for 37 years, was detained at the Buffalo Federal Detention facility in Batavia on February 10, 2025, after attempting to cross into Canada. He arrived at the facility with frostbite and was under doctor's orders to see a specialist at Kessler Burn and Trauma Center in Rochester within a week. ICE staff never took him to the appointment. By the time he saw a doctor 16 days later, portions of six fingers had to be amputated due to untreated frostbite.
Sources
- New York’s Largest ICE Prison Dogged by Allegations of Shoddy Medical Care
The Intercept·Nov 6, 2025·archived copy
- The Intercept: New York’s Largest ICE Prison Dogged by Allegations of Shoddy Medical Care - Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center
- Detainees allege shoddy medical care at ICE Batavia
centralcurrent.org·Nov 9, 2025·archived copy
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