Mexican man dies after release from Border Patrol custody – By José Ignacio Castañeda Perez (Arizona Republic) / May 5, 2023
A Mexican man was declared brain dead while in U.S. Border Patrol custody in April before being released and dying a couple days later in Yuma.
Yuma Regional Medical Center staff declared the man brain dead on April 4, a day after he was encountered by a Yuma Station Border Patrol agent near San Luis, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The Border Patrol exercised “prosecutorial discretion” and released the man from custody on April 5, CBP said.
The man was pronounced dead two days later.
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