Cancer Halts ICE Detainer for Convicted Sex Offender | Minneapolis News

ICE dropped its custody request for convicted sex offender Celso Manuel Cortez just nine days before his release—citing his cancer diagnosis—to place him in an app-based monitoring program instead. Despite being sentenced to 90 months for sexually assaulting a minor, this move contradicts ICE’s tough-on-crime messaging, especially as medical care for detainees remains controversial amid reports of inadequate treatment and deaths in custody. With undocumented immigrants ineligible for state health coverage, it’s unclear who’s paying for Cortez’s treatment—making this rare detainer withdrawal stand out amid ICE’s broader crackdown narrative. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ac55a3d8d66c0825