Authorities are investigating the death of a 38-year-old Mexican migrant who was detained by federal Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in Otay Mesa, California, when he allegedly crossed the border illegally.
The man died at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the San Diego Police Department.
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The suspected illegal immigrant, whose name has not been released, had been detained earlier in the day by a Border Patrol agent when he suffered an apparent medical emergency while awaiting processing by Customs and Border Protection (ICE). its acronym in English), according to Lieutenant Jud Campbell of the San Diego Police Department.
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Despite life-saving efforts by Border Patrol agents, a CBP paramedic and San Diego Fire-Rescue Department personnel, the detainee died at the scene, Campbell said.
As is the case with any death in custody in the city of San Diego, the city's police Homicide Unit was called in to investigate the incident.
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