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A detainee under the custody of ICE was found dead in Pennsylvania after being discovered “hanging by the neck” inside a detention center, as confirmed by immigration officials.
The deceased individual, identified as Chaofeng Ge, 32, from China, was found unresponsive at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg on August 5th, according to U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement. An investigation is currently ongoing into the circumstances surrounding his death.
“He had been in ICE custody for five days and was awaiting a hearing before the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review. MVPC staff discovered Ge hanging by the neck and unresponsive in the shower room of his detention pod at 5:21 a.m.,” ICE stated.
“They immediately lowered him to the ground, began CPR, and contacted Phillipsburg Emergency Medical Services, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the coroner’s office.”
Chaofeng Ge, left, was arrested by the Lower Paxton Township Police Department on January 23. ICE announced this week that he was found dead at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg on August 5, 2025. (Lower Paxton Township Police Department; )
ICE reported that Ge had been arrested by the Lower Paxton Township Police Department on January 23 for criminal use of a communication facility, unlawful use of a computer, and access device fraud.
The agency’s Philadelphia office filed a detainer against him the following day.
Detainees play a board game at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, a former prison repurposed as an immigration detention center operated by the GEO Group under contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Philipsburg, Pa., on July 27, 2023. (Reuters/Quinn Glabicki)
“In accordance with ICE policy, Enforcement and Removal Operations informed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Office of Inspector General, and the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility through the Integrity Coordination Center. ERO also notified the Chinese Embassy of the death,” ICE added.
The Lower Paxton Township Police Department revealed that on the day of Ge’s arrest, officers were dispatched to a CVS store in Harrisburg “for a report of a male using fraudulent credit cards in an attempt to purchase gift cards.
The entrance to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pa. (Reuters/Quinn Glabicki)
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“Upon arrival, LPBP Officers located the male, who was identified as Chaofeng Ge of Flushing, New York. An investigation was initiated, where Ge was found to be in possession of numerous stolen credit card numbers located within his cell phone,” police added.
