ICE says an immigrant who died in a sprawling Texas detention facility killed himself
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — An immigrant from Nicaragua was found dead at a Texas immigration detention facility last week, federal officials said. Victor Manuel Diaz appears to have killed himself Wednesday at the sprawling tent complex at the U. S. Army's Fort Bill base in El Paso, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement. The federal investigation into his death continues. It's the same facility where ICE said another detainee died earlier this month as staff members tried to him...
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