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Latest revision as of 19:21, 10 July 2026

Jesus Molina-Veya
1 — suicide (found with ligature around neck)Killed
Date
2025-06-07
State
Georgia
Location
Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, GA (CoreCivic; pronounced at Phoebe Sumter Hospital, Americus, GA)
Agencies
ICE
Operation
Death in immigration detention / custody
Status
Mexico protested denial of consular access; Sens. Warnock/Ossoff pressed DHS; advocates demanded facility closure.
Verification
source confidence: high
Key sources

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

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

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