被ICE拘留的保加利亚男子在密歇根拘留中心死亡;原因正在调查。 Bulgarian man in ICE custody died in Michigan detention center; cause under investigation.

Nenko Gantchev, 56岁,保加利亚男子,住在芝加哥30年,经营卡车业务,2025年12月18日去世,当时在密歇根州北湖教养所被ICE羁押。 Nenko Gantchev, a 56-year-old Bulgarian man who lived in Chicago for 30 years and ran a trucking business, died December 18, 2025, while in ICE custody at the North Lake Correctional Facility in Michigan. 虽然确切原因仍在调查之中,但他的死因被认为来自自然原因。 Found unresponsive in his cell, his death is believed to be from natural causes, though the exact cause remains under investigation. Gantchev从2005年至2009年具有合法的永久居民身份,并于2023年被命令离开美国,他于2025年9月被捕,尽管联邦法官下达了释放令,但被第七巡回法院推翻,但他仍被拒绝保释。 Gantchev, who had lawful permanent resident status from 2005 to 2009 and was ordered to leave the U.S. in 2023, was arrested in September 2025 and denied bond despite a federal judge’s release order, which was overturned by the Seventh Circuit. 他的妻子是美国公民,他说他是一个守法的纳税人,在驱逐和拘留之间面临着艰难的选择。 His wife, a U.S. citizen, said he was a law-abiding taxpayer facing a difficult choice between deportation and detention. 芝加哥女众议员Delia Ramirez呼吁进行透明的调查,指出2025年是被拘留者记录上最致命的一年,据报至少有30人死亡。 Chicago Congresswoman Delia Ramirez called for a transparent investigation, noting 2025 is the deadliest year on record for detainees, with at least 30 deaths reported. 该设施由GEO Group运营,是中西部最大的ICE拘留中心之一,没有就他的死亡提供官方解释。 The facility, operated by GEO Group, is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the Midwest, and no official explanation has been provided regarding his death.