A 39-year-old former DACA recipient, Ismael Ayala-Uribe, died while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Victor Valley Global Medical Center in Victorville, prompting scrutiny of conditions at the Adelanto detention center and the federal immigration system.

Ayala-Uribe was pronounced dead at 2:32 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 22. He had been referred to the hospital the previous day to evaluate an abscess on his buttock and was scheduled for surgery. ICE reported that he was also hypertensive and displayed abnormal tachycardia. The cause of death remains under investigation by DHS.

Ayala-Uribe came to the U.S. as a young child and received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protection in 2012. His renewal request was denied in 2016 following a DUI convicti

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