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Latest revision as of 19:22, 10 July 2026

Nhon Ngoc Nguyen
1 — medical (acute pneumonia, with dementia secondary)Killed
Date
2025-04-16
State
Texas
Location
El Paso Processing Center, El Paso, TX (died at Long Term Acute Care Hospital, El Paso)
Agencies
ICE
Operation
Death in immigration detention / custody
Status
Investigation noted; advocacy groups condemned ICE.
Verification
source confidence: high
Key sources

Nhon Ngoc Nguyen (55, Vietnam) died on 2025-04-16 while in the custody of ICE, in El Paso Processing Center, El Paso, TX (died at Long Term Acute Care Hospital, El Paso). Refugee with dementia arrested in Albuquerque Feb 24; repeatedly hospitalized for altered mental status; DNR issued Apr 14, died Apr 16.

Official account

ICE press release announced the death; detainee death report published.

What is documented

  • Person: Nhon Ngoc Nguyen, age 55; Vietnam.
  • Location: El Paso Processing Center, El Paso, TX (died at Long Term Acute Care Hospital, El Paso).
  • Agency: ICE.
  • Cause: medical (acute pneumonia, with dementia secondary).
  • Circumstance: Refugee with dementia arrested in Albuquerque Feb 24; repeatedly hospitalized for altered mental status; DNR issued Apr 14, died Apr 16.

Scrutiny of the official account

Grounded in the sourced record below; this documents the dispute rather than asserting a conclusion.

  • Status / dispute: Investigation noted; advocacy groups condemned ICE.

Unanswered questions

  1. Will the responsible agency release its full records, footage, and the medical examiner's findings?
  2. Was the death preventable — and were required medical or welfare protocols followed?
  3. Will an independent body (not the agency itself) investigate?

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