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Asylum-seeker denied tumor care while detained, ICE attempted deportation

Jun 23, 2026 · Farmville, VA, Belarus

Asylum-seeker denied tumor care while detained, ICE attempted deportation

Aliaksei Shcharbachenia, a 35-year-old asylum-seeker from Belarus, has spent nearly a year at Farmville Detention Center in Virginia, where he says he is experiencing medical neglect as a tumor grows on his arm. He claims the U.S. government attempted to illegally deport him back to Belarus in a botched operation, and that despite requesting specialist care in December, he has not received a diagnosis or seen a specialist for the growth.

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