A transgender migrant has died after becoming sick while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) custody, sparking renewed claims of medical neglect and human rights violations. Leon had repeatedly pleaded for medical help and was held in poor conditions, advocates who had contact with her and others at the privately run New Mexico detention center said. Leon’s death echoes the case of Roxsana Hernández, a trans Honduran woman who had HIV and died in Ice custody one year ago. The tragedy sparked international outrage about the US government’s treatment of trans migrants fleeing violence and seeking asylum. Activists said they were working to get in touch with Leon’s family, and it was unclear if she had an attorney.

Source: The Guardian June 03, 2019 21:34 UTC