Jeffrey Hernandez, right.
Posted on 05/30/2018 11:35:58 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
A transgender Honduran woman, who was part of the caravan of Central American migrants that arrived at the U.S. border earlier this month, died in detention on Friday.
Roxana Hernandez, 33, died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from what appeared to be cardiac arrest. Hernandez was first admitted to a hospital more than a week ago “with symptoms of pneumonia, dehydration, and complications associated with HIV,” according to a statement from ICE.
Immigration officials identified the woman as Jeffry Hernandez, but LGBTQ rights advocates and caravan organizers said her name was Roxana.
An ICE spokesman confirmed Tuesday that Hernandez was part of the caravan.
On May 13, Hernandez was transferred into ICE custody in San Diego. Three days later, she was taken to a transgender unit at the Cibola County Corrections Center, a privately owned prison facility for men in New Mexico that contracts with ICE.
The following day, May 17, Hernandez was admitted to a nearby hospital, according to a statement from ICE, and later transferred to Albuquerque’s Lovelace Medical Center where she remained in an intensive care until she died on May 25.
“Roxana traveled over 2,000 miles through Mexican territory on foot, by train, by bus, because her last aspiration and hope was to save her own life,” read a statement released Tuesday night on behalf of Pueblo Sin Fronteras and fellow immigration-rights groups Al Otro Lado and Diversidad Sin Fronteras.
“Roxy died due to medical negligence by U.S. immigration authorities,” the statement continued.
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Jeffrey Hernandez, right.
The world just got >>that much<< better today.
I’m thinking “bio weapon.”
And?
They found a mythical Honduran illegal immigrant transgender unicorn!!
If the left keeps up this barrage of anti-ICE articles, Trump won’t even need a wall.
Potential illegal immigrants with families are now afraid their children will be lost.
And Transgenders are going to die in custody.
And non-transgenders are going to be held in custody with transgenders dying of HIV and pneumonia.
Another slanted report. Instead of saying “died in custody”, it could have said “died in a US hospital of pre-existing complications, including HIV.”
I am sure the HIV had nothing to do with it. (/S) If liberals need to make this person's death easier to tolerate... they can pretend this person was late-term aborted or shot on a San Francisco pier. They seem to applaud those things.
Obviously they must have gotten the HIV from some sorta blood transfusion or something....
The mentally-ill Hernandez entered our country illegally while suffering from pneumonia, dehydration, and HIV [at least two of which were self-inflicted by making stupid and dangerous choices].
It’s Trump’s fault that he died - but only if you listen to #FakeNews.
The article makes it sound as if enforcing the Federal Immigration law is what killed him. ... oh and the article also makes it sound like he is a girl.
I wish they would post the cost of the hospital bill for a critical illness like that. The hospital or the taxpayers will probably eat at least $300K of medical care free to the transgender freak. They should bill Honduras - but then Honduras would pay it back with US aid dollars!
Clean up aisle 5.
Oh my! Such a shame! /s
Thanks, DemonRats. A tranny with AIDS? We should've told IT to GET THE F**K OUTTA HERE AT THE BORDER!
Its parting act was to cost U.S. taxpayers A HEFTY HOSPITAL BILL before she met her maker, bless its soul.
Our fault for *him* getting HIV?
No, “Roxy’’ died because he/she/it decided to make a dangerous journey attempting to violate the laws of my country for his/her/it’s own selfish interests. Tough shit.
Correction: A mentally ill man dressed as a woman died......
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