Man dies of medical challenge at Indio hospital underneath ICE custody – NBC Los Angeles
A 68-year-old man died whereas underneath the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this month after struggling a heart-related medical challenge, the company introduced Friday.
Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, a Honduran nationwide, died Tuesday after he was admitted to an Indio hospital for heart-related well being points, based on ICE.
The person was detained on the Imperial Regional Detention Facility in Calexico when employees there noticed his want for medical consideration. On Jan. 4, he was taken to El Centro Regional Medical Middle for chest ache, then taken by way of helicopter to John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Indio for additional care.
He finally was pronounced useless at 1:18 a.m. on Jan. 6.
In line with ICE, Yanez-Cruz entered the U.S. “with out inspection, admission or parole by an immigration officer.” He was arrested in Texas in June 1993 by U.S. Border Patrol for unlawful entry after which re-entered the nation unauthorized.
The company added that between 1999 and 2012, Yanez-Cruz submitted a number of functions for short-term protected standing, however they have been denied. He was detained by immigration brokers on Nov. 16, 2025, throughout an operation in Newark, New Jersey.
ICE mentioned it notified the Honduran Consulate in Los Angeles of Yanez-Cruz’s demise.
