# Texas Permanent Resident Dies in ICE Custody

> Mexican man with green card dies in Texas ICE facility after being detained for alleged fraud.
- Title: Texas Permanent Resident Dies in ICE Custody · Texastribune
- Summary: Mexican man with green card dies in Texas ICE facility after being detained for alleged fraud. A lawful permanent resident died in ICE custody after being…
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- Source: Texastribune — https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17501066/texas-permanent-resident-ice-death-laredo-green-card
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## Mexican man dies in ICE custody
Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, 56, died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at the Rio Grande Processing Center.
## ICE confirms lawful permanent resident status
ICE stated Andrade-Covarrubias was a lawful permanent resident in the U.S. despite alleged fraud in his application.
## Detained for criminal history
ICE detained him on June 26 after officers believed he fraudulently obtained status due to a 2004 theft arrest.
## Medical care denied
His daughter said staff refused to give him medications despite his heart condition and reported symptoms.
## Supreme Court ruling on green cards
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 2024 that immigration officers can detain green card holders with criminal records.
## Seven deaths in ICE custody this year
Andrade-Covarrubias is the seventh person to die in Texas ICE custody this year, following a similar death in January.
## Key takeaway

A lawful permanent resident died in ICE custody after being detained for allegedly fraudulently obtaining U.S. status.