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Death of a detainee at an ICE detention center in Texas is ruled a homicide

By Angela Kocherga

Published January 22, 2026 at 4:16 PM EST

The El Paso County medical examiner classified the death of a 55-year-old Cuban ICE detainee as homicide.

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