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ICE says Cuban immigrant died while attempting suicide. A witness says guards pinned and choked him

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A Cuban immigrant died in a Texas immigration detention facility earlier this month during an altercation with guards, and the local medical examiner has indicated that his death will likely be classified as a homicide.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    ICE says a Cuban man died during a suicide attempt. A witness says a guard fatally choked him (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Cuban immigrant died in a Texas immigration detention facility earlier this month during an altercation with guards, and the local medical

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    ICE says a Cuban immigrant died in a suicide attempt. A witness says guards pinned and choked him (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A Cuban immigrant who lived in the U.S. for nearly three decades died in a Texas immigration facility during an altercation with guards

  3. WHEC Rochester

    ICE says Cuban immigrant died while attempting suicide. A witness says guards pinned and choked him (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    A Cuban immigrant died in a Texas immigration detention facility earlier this month during an altercation with guards, and the local medical examiner has indicated that his death will likely be classified as a homicide.

  4. The Boston Globe

    ICE says a Cuban man died during a suicide attempt. A witness says a guard fatally choked him. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The death and conflicting accounts have intensified scrutiny into the conditions of immigration jails at a time when the government has been rounding up immigrants in large numbers.

  5. WHDH Boston

    ICE says a Cuban man died during a suicide attempt. A witness says a guard pinned and choked him - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Cuban immigrant died in a Texas immigration detention facility earlier this month during an altercation with guards, and the local medical examiner has

  6. Boston

    ICE: Cuban immigrant died while attempting suicide. Witness: guards pinned and choked him. (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    A witness told the AP that the man died after he was handcuffed, tackled by guards and placed in a chokehold until he lost consciousness.

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