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{{Infobox incident
| title              = Denny Adan Gonzalez
| date               = 2026-04-28
| city               =
| county             =
| state              = Georgia
| country            = United States
| location_detail    = Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, GA (CoreCivic)
| facility           =
| agencies           = ICE
| operation_type     = Death in immigration detention / custody
| status             = Disputed - a witness challenged the account, calling it "physically impossible" for him to have hanged himself in that cell.
| people_affected    = 1
| injuries           =
| deaths             = 1 — suicide (presumed; found unresponsive in cell - disputed)
| agents_involved    = 
| vehicles_involved  =
| verification       = source confidence: high
| key_sources        =
* [https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/cuban-illegal-alien-arrested-domestic-violence-dies-ice-custody-georgia-detention ICE.gov]
* [https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/denny-adan-gonzalez-is-the-18th-reported Austin Kocher]
}}

'''Denny Adan Gonzalez''' (33, Cuba) died on 2026-04-28 while in the custody of ICE, in Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, GA (CoreCivic). Arrested Dec 2025; CoreCivic staff found him unresponsive ~10:25 p.m. and performed a cut-down and CPR. 4th suicide at Stewart. (Date approximate; some sources say early May.).

== Official account ==
ICE said presumed suicide, official cause under investigation; described as the 18th ICE death of 2026.

== What is documented ==
* '''Person:''' Denny Adan Gonzalez, age 33; Cuba.
* '''Location:''' Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, GA (CoreCivic).
* '''Agency:''' ICE.
* '''Cause:''' suicide (presumed; found unresponsive in cell - disputed).
* '''Circumstance:''' Arrested Dec 2025; CoreCivic staff found him unresponsive ~10:25 p.m. and performed a cut-down and CPR. 4th suicide at Stewart. (Date approximate; some sources say early May.).

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

* '''Status / dispute:''' Disputed - a witness challenged the account, calling it "physically impossible" for him to have hanged himself in that cell.

== 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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