Cuban man’s death at El Paso tent camp was result of “spontaneous use of force,” ICE says

6 months ago by Beep to c/nottheonion

His death is the first homicide in ICE custody in recent history, experts said. It comes after the deadliest year in ICE detention in decades and six deaths in six weeks at Texas facilities.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week reported that the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at a detention facility in El Paso was the result of the staff’s “spontaneous use of force” to “prevent him from harming himself.” Officials quietly updated the cause of death after previously declaring last month that the man died of “medical distress.”

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ccunix 15 points 6 months ago

died of medical distress

Isn't that how everyone dies?

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