Two Salvadoran migrants, a transgender woman and a man, died in US custody near Mexican border – CNN

Two Salvadoran migrants, a transgender woman and a man, died in US custody near Mexican border  CNN

Two Salvadorans — a transgender woman and a man — died in US custody near the Mexican border after suffering health problems in separate incidents this weekend, authorities said. Jonathan Alberto “aka Johana” Medina Leon, 25, died at the Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso on Saturday, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said. Medina Leon first encountered immigration officials on April 11 “while illegally entering the United States from Mexico at the Paso Del Norte” Port of Entry, and was taken into ICE custody three days later. ICE determined her fear of persecution if she were…

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