An autopsy report from the Adams County coroner's office said the blood clot that killed Melvin Calero-Mendoza was probably linked to an earlier foot injury.
AURORA, Colo. — It's been almost a year since 39-year-old Melvin Calero-Mendoza died while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Aurora. A non-profit that provides legal services to people detained at the facility has filed a lawsuit to get records after they said a Freedom Of Information Act request from November was never fulfilled.
Calero-Mendoza died on Oct. 13, 2022 from a blood clot likely connected to a previous foot injury, according to an autopsy report from the Adams County Coroner's Office. He hurt one of his toes while playing soccer at the ICE detention center in Aurora in the summer of 2022. After weeks of his foot and leg swelling he collapsed in the facility and died.
9NEWS health expert Dr. Payal Kohli reviewed the autopsy report and said it shows that a blood clot from Calero-Mendoza's leg went into his lungs, which stopped the flow of blood to his heart and caused cardiac arrest. "As we know Melvin Calero-Mendoza was age 39 so about my age and he passed away very, very suddenly as a result of the fact he didn’t have access to adequate medical care," she said."We are trying to request records that would provide greater oversight of what is happening in the detention facility."Advocacy groups demand action in Aurora from Biden administration
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