ICE Custody Death Prompts Investigation in Texas | JQJO

Tien Xuan Phan, a 55-year-old Vietnamese national, died in a Texas hospital on Saturday after seven weeks in ICE custody. He had been hospitalized for seizures, vomiting, and unresponsiveness. ICE is investigating the death, the cause of which is currently unknown. This is the ninth detainee death in ICE custody this year, raising concerns about medical care within the facilities, which have at times exceeded their capacity. Phan's deportation order dated back to 2012.