Asylum-seeker denied tumor care while detained, ICE attempted deportation
Jun 23, 2026·Location: Farmville, VA
Country of origin: Belarus
DetainmentDetention ConditionsAsylum SeekerCourt Order ViolationInjury/IllnessMedical NeglectIn DetentionVirginia

Aliaksei Shcharbachenia, a 35-year-old asylum-seeker from Belarus, has spent nearly a year at Farmville Detention Center in Virginia, where he says he is experiencing medical neglect as a tumor grows on his arm. He claims the U.S. government attempted to illegally deport him back to Belarus in a botched operation, and that despite requesting specialist care in December, he has not received a diagnosis or seen a specialist for the growth.
Sources
- ICE Tried to Deport an Asylum-Seeker. Now He’s Being Denied Care for a Growing Tumor in a Private Prison.
The Intercept·Jun 23, 2026·archived copy
- ICE Targeted His Deportation—Now a Private Prison Denies Him Care - Fyra - Dating App for Progressives
fyradating.com·Jun 23, 2026·archived copy
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