Mexican Man Dies in US Border Agency Custody

A Mexican man died in U.S. custody Monday, a day after border patrol agents detained him near El Paso, Texas. Following a medical evaluation March 17, the same day he was apprehended for "illegal re-entry after a prior deportation," the 40-year-old man was taken to a hospital with "flu-like symptoms, liver failure and renal failure," according to a news release Tuesday from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The man died March 18. His name was not released. An...

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