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Jorge Abelardo Avelleneda-Delgado
1 — unknown (under investigation)Killed
Date
2025-05-05
State
Georgia
Location
Died during ground transport from Lowndes County Jail (Valdosta, GA) to Stewart Detention Center; pronounced in Webster County, GA
Agencies
ICE
Operation
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.
Verification
source confidence: high
Key sources

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

  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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