Woman deported before she could see dying husband in ICE custody: ‘I never saw him again’
Francisco Gaspar-Andrés died in El Paso hospital after being detained at Fort Bliss – his wife was deported to Guatemala without a chance to see himA Guatemalan man has become the first person to die in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Fort Bliss army base in...
<p>Francisco Gaspar-Andrés died in El Paso hospital after being detained at Fort Bliss – his wife was deported to Guatemala without a chance to see him</p><p>A Guatemalan man has become the first person to die in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/08/texas-army-fort-bliss-deportation-detention">Fort Bliss army base</a> in Texas. His wife of 25 years was deported from the same camp without a chance to see her dying husband.</p><p>Francisco Gaspar-Andrés, 48, died on 3 December at a hospital in El Paso, as Democratic lawmakers and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/usimmigration">immigration</a> advocates were ramping up <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/23/democrats-texas-immigration-jail">demands</a> that the camp be closed down <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/texas-ice-camp-abuse-immigration">amid allegations</a> of inhumane conditions there. The DHS has <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/texas-ice-camp-abuse-immigration">said</a> such allegations are “categorically false”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/24/man-dies-ice-custody-wife-deported">Continue reading...</a>
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