A German man has died while in the custody of the immigration authority ICE in the United States. The 85-year-old died in Harlingen, Texas, where he had been in a clinic since November, ICE announced ...

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/49156902

A German man has died while in the custody of the immigration authority ICE in the United States.

The 85-year-old died in Harlingen, Texas, where he had been in a clinic since November, ICE announced on Thursday.

He had been receiving treatment there for dementia, high blood pressure, cognitive impairment and stomach ulcers. A doctor confirmed his death on June 24.

An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death.

  • M137@lemmy.today
    6·
    1 day ago

    I don’t remember specifics but I’m pretty sure this isn’t the first European to die in ICE custody. I really need to sleep so I don’t have time to look it up, but try a search, and no matter if you do I’ll look it up tomorrow and add links here.

    • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
      5·
      17 hours ago

      I wouldn’t be surprised. There was that British woman who got shot and killed by her Texan father, and the courts let him walk. The British government did *nothing*

      • FishFace@piefed.socialEnglish
        1·
        8 hours ago

        I looked this case up. It doesn’t seem like the government could do anything useful - it’s not like you can extradite him.

        • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
          3·
          8 hours ago

          Yeah and he wasn’t acting in the capacity of the state. Unlike ICE.

          But the court was when it decided to acquit. It might have been the jury though, so that makes it harder…