A 29-year-old Honduran mother of two died while in the custody of a Biden administration migrant detention center after she crossed the border from Mexico into Texas. The woman had no apparent illness or other affliction prior to being found unresponsive in her cell.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are investigating the in-custody death of a Honduran migrant woman who died from as-yet-unknown causes less than one day after she crossed into the United States from Mexico. Officials claim the woman had no apparent illnesses or medical conditions at multiple medical screenings during her time in custody.
During this period, Border Patrol officials averaged approximately 20,000 migrants in custody each day, according to a source within CBP. Officials do not discuss the overcrowding in the official statement released on September 1. The massive increase in Family Unit apprehensions in recent months adds to the processing time in these already overcrowded facilities,…