authorities for an expire
d visa. For a year, he was shuffled among detention centers in three New England states, a system run by the Department of Homeland Security. In April of this year, he started complaining about back pain, but was refused treatment on several occasions. As his condition deteriorated, he lost the ability to walk. The detention center authorities denied him the use of a wheelchair. Immobile, Mr. Ng was not only in excruciating pain, but also unable to stand in line to receive medication from the detention center's doctors.
d visa. For a year, he was shuffled among detention centers in three New England states, a system run by the Department of Homeland Security. In April of this year, he started complaining about back pain, but was refused treatment on several occasions. As his condition deteriorated, he lost the ability to walk. The detention center authorities denied him the use of a wheelchair. Immobile, Mr. Ng was not only in excruciating pain, but also unable to stand in line to receive medication from the detention center's doctors. Finally, in late July of this year, after several attempts by detention center authorities to "expose" Mr. Ng's deception about back pain, he was taken to the hospital, where he was found to have cancer in the liver, lungs, and bones, as well as a fractured spine. Mr. Ng died on August 5, 2008.
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