Thread: Illegal Immigrant in ICE custody loses Penis to cancer -

blames gov't for it. HA! You cant make this crap up!

Man Sues ICE Over Loss Of Penis

POSTED: 8:05 pm PDT November 2, 2007
UPDATED: 11:38 am PDT November 3, 2007


LOS ANGELES -- A Salvadoran man with terminal cancer is suing the government, claiming he was denied proper medical treatment when he was detained at an immigration facility.

Francisco Castaneda, who is facing deportation, filed suit in federal court Wednesday, accusing federal and state agencies of providing negligent medical care.

Castaneda, 35, claims the cancer wouldn't have reached the terminal stage if he'd received proper treatment. His penis was amputated after he was freed from federal custody in February and he's undergoing chemotherapy.


According to his lawsuit, a doctor first noticed a growth on his penis in December 2005 while Castaneda was in state prison.

After being released, he was transferred to Immigration and Customers Enforcement custody.

There, he repeatedly sought treatment from medical staff while detained for 10 months, but recommended examinations were never done, the suit claims.

After a biopsy was recommended, a supervising doctor said it was an elective procedure and would not be provided, the suit said. Other physicians or officials at agency headquarters also refused recommendations for a biopsy or surgery.

"Government officials imposed a death sentence on Mr. Castaneda, without benefit of judge or jury, by their failure to provide a simple and inexpensive diagnostic procedure to rule out a life-threatening disease," said his attorney, Conal Doyle.

A doctor finally ordered a biopsy in late January this year, saying Castaneda likely had cancer, but ICE decided to release him 11 days later instead, according to the suit.

ICE spokeswoman Virginia Kice said she couldn't comment on Castaneda's case, but added, "We take the health and welfare of those in our custody very seriously."

Castaneda eventually had a biopsy and surgery at a Los Angeles County hospital, but the cancer has continued to spread.

While his attorneys said they couldn't explain why Castaneda was freed, the suit speculates the government wanted to avoid paying for the biopsy.
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The real solution would have been to expedite his removal so he could get the treatment he needed back at home.

He/his lawyer are trying to make the US (ICE) the 'bad guy' - but they didn't choose for this man to violate immigration law - he did that. And when you break the law, there are consequences. And sometimes, those consequences are unpredictable and potentially fatal.

Oh well, our President and Congress have lost their testicles so the two will go hand in hand.

When I worked in the ER...I would have people come in at some ungodly hour...and I would ask
what are you here to be seen for....
reply...I have this lump...
I would ask When did you notice it...etc...etc...
reply...about 3 years ago....
I would ask what brought you to the ER tonight...?????Pain...etc....
reply...No ...It just looks bigger and I don't want it to be cancer or something bad
Three years and in the middle of the night it is now an emergency

"Castaneda, 35, claims the cancer wouldn't have reached the terminal stage if he'd received proper treatment." ... no he'd be dead by now if he was in EL Salvador!

"Castaneda eventually had a biopsy and surgery at a Los Angeles County hospital, but the cancer has continued to spread."... he's still in the US, why?

What a load of manure! Now he wants mega bucks to send back to El Salvador.

This cetainly gives a new meaning to "losing one's head."

While his attorneys said they couldn't explain why Castaneda was freed, the suit speculates the government wanted to avoid paying for the biopsy.

I want to know why he wasn't deported immediately! I'm sick of our judicial system allowing illegals to delay their deportation. These folks should not have the option of using our taxpayer supported courts to fight deportation. If you're illegal, you're illegal, there is no grey area involved.

Originally Posted by sgt_shlitz

Oh well, our President and Congress have lost their testicles so the two will go hand in hand.

But seriously....I have a question. Did this man have the means by which to pay for his medical treatment? I mean, does he actually think the U.S. was obligated to treat him for his cancer....regardless of whether he was in I.C.E. custody or not?

The U.S. is has no obligation to treat illegal aliens' cancer. They need to go home and demand medical care from their own government.

I say we post his picture with the following translated into Spanish:


Come to the US illegally and you too can lose your penis" that should cut down on illegals



(Calm down, I was only joking, kind of )

And, we should have posed the very sad, but obvious retort from the start...

"So what?" This happens to Americans all the time. (Even *if* they are uninsured and later get treatment, many - maybe most - will be so financially drained in paying their bills that the darker outcome might not have been so bad after all...)