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Family Says Vietnamese Refugee with Dementia Died of Medical Neglect After Arrest by ICE

HeadlineMay 02, 2025

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, May Day protesters rallied Thursday to demand justice for Nhơn Ngọc Nguyễn, a 58-year-old Vietnamese refugee with dementia who was abducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and died in its custody last month. He was jailed after his annual check-in in February; his family was unable to locate him for weeks after he disappeared. They say he died from medical neglect, alone and unaware of his whereabouts.

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