United States (TexasTribune) – An immigrant teenager from Guatemala died in Texas Tuesday while in federal custody, according to the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement. The 16-year-old’s cause of death is unknown and will be investigated by the agency, according to BuzzFeed, which first reported the story. The Brownsville Herald reported that the teenager, whose identity hasn’t been publicly revealed, was transferred to ORR’s custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on April 20 and became ill the next day while in a Brownsville shelter operated by Southwest Key.
The 16-year-old’s death after being held in a Southwest Key facility in Brownsville is being investigated by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement.


















