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Laredo, Texas. A permanent resident dead in detention
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Laredo, Texas. A permanent resident dead in detention. Reported by USA Today on October 21, 2026, first reported by the Texas Tribune on October 18, 2026; found October 25, 2026. A 56-year-old lawful permanent resident who had lived in Dallas for decades was detained on June 26, 2026, at the Juárez-Lincoln Bridge returning from Mexico, because ICE alleged he had obtained his green card by failing to disclose a 2004 theft arrest. His daughter says he disclosed it and officials approved the application. Held at the Rio Grande Processing Center with diabetes, hypertension, and a heart condition, he was found unresponsive on October 17, 2026, and pronounced dead that morning; the cause is unknown pending autopsy. His daughter says staff would not give him his medications and ignored his cough, his breathing trouble, and his chest tightness. His hearing had been set for November 2, 2026, and a congressman sent ICE seven written questions. USA Today, October 21, 2026.
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October 25, 2026: this case was found in the public reporting and its record was opened on the Other Crises door. This page is updated as the public record changes; every update carries its own date.
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