# Migrant dies in ICE detention center

> Mexican man dies in Laredo ICE facility after months of detention.
- Title: Migrant dies in ICE detention center · Texastribune | Shortify
- Summary: Mexican man dies in Laredo ICE facility after months of detention. A 56-year-old Mexican man died in his ICE cell after being detained for months, becoming…
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- Source: Texastribune — https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17500258/migrant-found-dead-ice-laredo
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- Topics: emiliano andrade-covarrubias, ice, laredo, migrant, federal immigration facility, texas, detection center, migrant death, news, local
## Migrant found dead
A 56-year-old Mexican man held at a federal immigration facility in Laredo was found dead in his cell Saturday morning.
## Daughter confirms death
His daughter Estefani Andrade confirmed the death to The Texas Tribune, saying the family was not contacted by federal agencies.
## Seventh death in Texas
Andrade-Covarrubias is the seventh person to die while detained by ICE in Texas this year, the first being Geraldo Lunas Campos.
## Second death in Laredo
He is the second to die in an ICE facility in Laredo this year after Felix Alcorta-Rodriguez died on June 19.
## Health issues ignored
His daughter said he had a heart condition, diabetes, and high blood pressure but staff refused to give him his medications.
## Family seeks answers
The family plans to visit the facility Monday to retrieve belongings and demand answers about his death.
## Key takeaway

A 56-year-old Mexican man died in his ICE cell after being detained for months, becoming the seventh person to die in Texas ICE facilities this year.