ICE detainee from Mexico passes away from COVID-19 at Piedmont Columbus Regional
ICE detainee from Mexico passes away from COVID-19 at Piedmont Columbus Regional By Alex Jones | February 2, 2021 at 12:21 PM EST - Updated February 3 at 12:35 PM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A Mexican detainee in the custody of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has died from COVID-19 complications at Piedmont Columbus Regional.
57-year-old Felipe Montes passed away on Jan. 30 after being admitted to the hospital on Jan. 10. Hospital medical officials reported Montes’ primary cause of death as cardiopulmonary arrest, secondary to complications of COVID-19.
Montes was placed in ICE custody at the Stewart Detention Center on Dec. 28.