"Yanfeng Ge clung to a photograph of his beloved brother, 32-year-old Chaofeng Ge, in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday braving both the bitter wind and suffering the weight of an insurmountable loss at the hands of ICE. Chaofeng Ge, a Chinese native and Queens resident, perished inside the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, an ICE detention center in Pennsylvania, in August. Yet, three months later, his family says federal officials still have not communicated with them regarding the details of his death."
"Both family members and those with knowledge of conditions inside the Moshannon Valley facility say that Ge was the only one in the facility who spoke Mandarin, and not even staff could or would communicate with him. I know he was very, desperately, desperately alone, afraid and said he needed support, care, and kindness, but instead, he received terror and isolation, Yanfeng Ge said. It fills me with great sadness to think of his final moments alone, scared and in pain."
Yanfeng Ge held a photograph of his brother, 32-year-old Chaofeng Ge, in Lower Manhattan, mourning a death that occurred inside the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in August. Family members report that federal officials had not communicated details of the death three months later. Family and sources say Chaofeng was the only Mandarin speaker at the facility and staff could not or would not communicate with him. Family describe him as changed by detention, suffering extreme isolation and fear. Yanfeng said his brother pleaded for support but instead experienced terror and isolation. Chaofeng Ge was found hanging.
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