Immigrant Kills Himself In US' Texas Detention Centre. This Is 9th Death Since October 2019
A Honduran man died after being jailed at a detention center that holds families for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas. The man had requested asylum as part of a family unit at a port of entry in Texas on Feb 19 and was later transferred to ICEs Karnes County Residential Center it has been reported. The detention center is one of three facilities that holds immigrant families for ICE and has now claimed 9 lives since October 1 2019.
In what should be termed as a humanitarian crises, a Honduran man died after being jailed at a detention center that holds families for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas.
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The 27 year-old became the latest casualty at the Texas detention center that has now claimed 9 lives since October 1, 2019.
The man had requested asylum as part of a ¡°family unit¡± at a port of entry in Texas on Feb. 19 and was later transferred to ICE¡¯s Karnes County Residential Center, it has been reported.
The detention center is one of three facilities that holds immigrant families for ICE.
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The man had failed an initial asylum screening by a US Citizenship and Immigration Services officer in February of last year, a decision that was later upheld by an immigration judge in March, according to the report by BuzzFeed.
In initial asylum screenings, immigrants must prove there is a significant possibility that they have a valid fear of persecution or torture in their home country. It¡¯s the first step in a long process to gain protections in the US, one that has come under scrutiny from Trump administration officials.
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The rate of approved credible fear screenings has dipped as the administration has implemented measures at the border, including one barring asylum for those who cross through Mexico on the way to the US, that restrict access to protection.
