CBP Issues Statement Regarding Death in Custody in Tucson

CBP reported that a 29-year-old man from Guatemala died at the Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tucson, AZ, on 3/27/21. The man was apprehended by Border Patrol agents on 3/25 and was transferred to the hospital on 3/26 after showing signs of medical distress and experiencing a cardiac arrest.