Migrant held for illegal re-entry dies in Texas hospital
A Mexican man detained by Border Patrol for illegal re-entry died Monday at a hospital in Texas, according to a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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MCALLEN, Texas — A Mexican man detained by Border Patrol for illegal re-entry died Monday at a hospital in Texas.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Andrew Meehan says the 45-year-old man was initially apprehended Feb. 2 and requested medical attention. He was taken to a medical center and later cleared to return to the Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station. The next day, he requested medical attention again and was taken to a hospital where he stayed until he died Monday.
Meehan says the official cause of death is not yet known, but the medical center diagnosed him with cirrhosis of the liver and congestive heart failure when he was admitted.
The death is under investigation.
