Immigration agency probes death of detainee
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking into the death of Victor Arellano, a 23-year-old AIDS patient who died last month at a detention center in San Pedro.
The agency referred the case to its Office of Professional Responsibility, a routine step whenever a detainee dies, said spokeswoman Virginia Kice. Arellano’s family plans to file a wrongful-death claim against the U.S. government.
Arellano, a transgender person who used the name Victoria, had been held since May pending an immigration hearing.
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