Immigrant in Border Patrol custody dies in McAllen
Source: McAllen Monitor
A 45-year-old Mexican national in the custody of U.S. Border Patrol died Monday morning at a McAllen hospital, according to a statement on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website.
U.S. Border Patrol agents took custody of the man Feb. 2 after officers with the Roma Police Department “encountered” him near the Roma port of entry, during which he “requested medical attention,” the release stated. CBP officials did not identify the man Monday.
At that point he was transferred to Mission Regional Medical Center in Mission, where he was subsequently cleared to go to the Border Patrol station in Rio Grande City.
But following a welfare check the next day, Feb. 3, the man again requested medical attention and was transported to McAllen Medical Center, where shortly thereafter he was “initially diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver and congestive heart failure,” according to CBP.
Read more: https://www.themonitor.com/2019/02/18/immigrant-border-patrol-custody-dies-mcallen/