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An individual detained by ICE was declared deceased in Pennsylvania after being discovered “hanging by the neck” within a detention facility, reported immigration officials.
Chaofeng Ge, aged 32 from China, was found unresponsive at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg on the morning of August 5, as per U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement. The incident is being investigated.
“He was in ICE detention for five days, awaiting a hearing by the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review. Moshannon Valley Processing Center staff found Ge unresponsive, hanging by the neck in the shower area of his detention pod at 5:21 a.m.,” stated ICE.
“They promptly brought him down to the floor, started CPR, and contacted Phillipsburg Emergency Medical Services, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the coroner’s office.”
Detainees engage in a board game at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, a former prison now functioning as an immigration detention center managed by the GEO Group under a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Philipsburg, Pa., taken on July 27, 2023. (Reuters/Quinn Glabicki)
“According to ICE protocols, Enforcement and Removal Operations informed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Office of Inspector General, and ICE Office of Professional Responsibility through the Integrity Coordination Center. ERO notified the Chinese Embassy about the death,” added ICE.
The Lower Paxton Township Police Department said on the day of Ge’s arrest its officers were dispatched to a CVS store in Harrisburg “for a report of a male using fraudulent credit cards in an attempt to purchase gift cards.
The entrance to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pa. (Reuters/Quinn Glabicki)
“Upon arrival, LPBP Officers located the male, who was identified as Chaofeng Ge of Flushing, New York. An investigation was initiated, where Ge was found to be in possession of numerous stolen credit card numbers located within his cell phone,” police added.
