GEORGIA - Two people have died in Georgia while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody this year, prompting U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to demand an investigation into the deaths and broader in-custody conditions.

ICE-custody deaths in Georgia

What we know:

According to ICE , the first death occurred May 5. Abelardo Avelleneda-Delgado, 68, a Mexican citizen, became unresponsive while being transported by an ICE contractor to the Stewart Detention Center. EMS was called, but ICE said paramedics did not attempt lifesaving measures after determining Avelleneda-Delgado had no pulse. The Webster County coroner pronounced him dead at 1:25 p.m. The coroner told FOX 5 he is still waiting on an autopsy report from the state crime lab.

ICE said Avelleneda-Delgado had ill

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