Russian Asylum Seeker Detained in Tacoma Dies

An Russian asylum seeker died at a Tacoma hospital on Saturday.by Lester BlackUndocumented immigrant activist Maru Mora-Villalpando speaking in front of ICE's Seattle office in January. HG
A 40-year-old Russian asylum seeker died in Tacoma on Saturday night. Amar Mergensana passed away at St. Joseph's Medical Center after spending 10 days at the hospital.
Deepak Saini, a public relations representative for the hospital, said that the man died just after 6 p.m.
Mergensana arrived in the United St