View source for Death of Jorge Abelardo Avelleneda-Delgado in ICE custody

{{Infobox incident
| title              = Jorge Abelardo Avelleneda-Delgado
| date               = 2025-05-05
| city               =
| county             =
| state              = Georgia
| country            = United States
| location_detail    = Died during ground transport from Lowndes County Jail (Valdosta, GA) to Stewart Detention Center; pronounced in Webster County, GA
| facility           =
| agencies           = ICE
| operation_type     = Death in immigration detention / custody
| status             = Forensic pathologists dispute ICE's timeline; body reportedly cool to touch, inconsistent with stated breathing time; death notice published late.
| people_affected    = 1
| injuries           =
| deaths             = 1 — unknown (under investigation)
| agents_involved    = 
| vehicles_involved  =
| verification       = source confidence: high
| key_sources        =
* [https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/mexican-national-ice-custody-passes-away ICE.gov]
* [https://theappeal.org/ice-death-in-custody-jorge-avellaneda-delgado/ The Appeal]
}}

'''Jorge Abelardo Avelleneda-Delgado''' (68, Mexico) died on 2025-05-05 while in the custody of ICE, in Died during ground transport from Lowndes County Jail (Valdosta, GA) to Stewart Detention Center; pronounced in Webster County, GA. Became unresponsive in a TransCor transport vehicle; contractor called 911.

== Official account ==
ICE press release said Mexican national in ICE custody passed away; detainee death report published.

== What is documented ==
* '''Person:''' Jorge Abelardo Avelleneda-Delgado, age 68; Mexico.
* '''Location:''' Died during ground transport from Lowndes County Jail (Valdosta, GA) to Stewart Detention Center; pronounced in Webster County, GA.
* '''Agency:''' ICE.
* '''Cause:''' unknown (under investigation).
* '''Circumstance:''' Became unresponsive in a TransCor transport vehicle; contractor called 911.

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

* '''Status / dispute:''' Forensic pathologists dispute ICE's timeline; body reportedly cool to touch, inconsistent with stated breathing time; death notice published late.

== 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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