‘Ticking time bomb’: Ice detainee dies in transit as experts say more deaths likely
Jonathan Stephens
February 27, 2026
> Avellaneda Delgado was the first Ice detainee in at least a decade to die while being transported from a local jail to a federal detention center, said Free, who also wrote about the case for ACPC, an Atlanta-based digital outlet.
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> Meanwhile, Avellaneda Delgado’s children just spent their first Father’s Day without him. The day was doubly difficult for the youngest because it was also his birthday. Heavy rains kept the family from visiting Avellaneda Delgado’s grave. “It bothers me,” Junior said. Then he added: “He was a great grandfather.”
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