Death of Huabing Xie in ICE custody
Huabing Xie (53, China) died on 2025-09-29 while in the custody of ICE, in Imperial Regional Detention Facility, Calexico, CA (died at hospital near San Diego). Found in medical distress and hospitalized; death disclosed by ICE on Dec 3, 2025.
Official account
ICE-reported death, with disclosure delayed.
What is documented
- Person: Huabing Xie, age 53; China.
- Location: Imperial Regional Detention Facility, Calexico, CA (died at hospital near San Diego).
- Agency: ICE.
- Cause: medical (ICE said "appeared to be a seizure").
- Circumstance: Found in medical distress and hospitalized; death disclosed by ICE on Dec 3, 2025.
Scrutiny of the official account
Grounded in the sourced record below; this documents the dispute rather than asserting a conclusion.
- Status / dispute: Delayed disclosure noted.
Unanswered questions
- Will the responsible agency release its full records, footage, and the medical examiner's findings?
- Was the death preventable — and were required medical or welfare protocols followed?
- Will an independent body (not the agency itself) investigate?
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See also
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