Two people in Border Patrol custody at the southern border have reportedly died during a 36-hour period.
The Hill reported that Customs and Border Patrol officials said a 40-year-old woman from Honduras was apprehended early Monday after illegally crossing the border, and collapsed after arriving at the Eagle Pass South Station in Texas. She died later at the hospital.
“On behalf of the men and women of CBP, we extend our deepest condolences to those who are just learning of the death of their loved one," Acting CBP Commissioner John Sanders said, The Hill reported. "This tragedy marks the second time in less than 36 hours that a person has died immediately following their perilous migration from their home in Central America, through Mexico and across our Southwest border.”
In a statement Sunday, CBP said a 33-year-old man from El Salvador suffered a seizure while in U.S. custody and subsequently died.
The names of the two adults weren’t immediately released.
According to CNN, a third illegal immigrant died Saturday. Jonathan Alberto "aka Johana" Medina Leon, 25, passed away at the Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, CNN reported, citing Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The agency told CNN Medina Leon was a transgender woman who had "requested to be tested for HIV and tested positive" May 28. She was then reportedly transferred to the hospital, where she died.
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