View source for Death of Jesus Molina-Veya in ICE custody

{{Infobox incident
| title              = Jesus Molina-Veya
| date               = 2025-06-07
| city               =
| county             =
| state              = Georgia
| country            = United States
| location_detail    = Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, GA (CoreCivic; pronounced at Phoebe Sumter Hospital, Americus, GA)
| facility           =
| agencies           = ICE
| operation_type     = Death in immigration detention / custody
| status             = Mexico protested denial of consular access; Sens. Warnock/Ossoff pressed DHS; advocates demanded facility closure.
| people_affected    = 1
| injuries           =
| deaths             = 1 — suicide (found with ligature around neck)
| agents_involved    = 
| vehicles_involved  =
| verification       = source confidence: high
| key_sources        =
* [https://www.ice.gov/doclib/foia/reports/ddrJesusMolinaVeya.pdf ICE.gov]
* [https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/07/is-he-breathing-suicide-confirmed-at-overcrowded-georgia-ice-facility/ Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
}}

'''Jesus Molina-Veya''' (45, Mexico) died on 2025-06-07 while in the custody of ICE, in Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, GA (CoreCivic; pronounced at Phoebe Sumter Hospital, Americus, GA). Found unresponsive in his cell with a ligature; staff and paramedics attempted CPR. 3rd suicide at Stewart; facility over capacity.

== Official account ==
ICE press release and detainee death report ruled apparent suicide.

== What is documented ==
* '''Person:''' Jesus Molina-Veya, age 45; Mexico.
* '''Location:''' Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, GA (CoreCivic; pronounced at Phoebe Sumter Hospital, Americus, GA).
* '''Agency:''' ICE.
* '''Cause:''' suicide (found with ligature around neck).
* '''Circumstance:''' Found unresponsive in his cell with a ligature; staff and paramedics attempted CPR. 3rd suicide at Stewart; facility over capacity.

== Scrutiny of the official account ==
''Grounded in the sourced record below; this documents the dispute rather than asserting a conclusion.''

* '''Status / dispute:''' Mexico protested denial of consular access; Sens. Warnock/Ossoff pressed DHS; advocates demanded facility closure.

== Unanswered questions ==
# Will the responsible agency release its full records, footage, and the medical examiner's findings?
# Was the death preventable — and were required medical or welfare protocols followed?
# Will an independent body (not the agency itself) investigate?

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== See also ==
* [[:Category:Deaths by immigration enforcement]]
* [[:Category:Deaths in immigration detention]]

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