Carlos Hernandez Vasquez
Carlos Hernandez Vasquez, a 16-year-old from Guatemala, was held in Border Patrol facilities in Texas's Rio Grande Valley for about a week before he died on May 20, 2019. According to the account, he reported feeling sick, a nurse diagnosed him with the flu and he was prescribed Tamiflu. He was found unresponsive in a temporary holding facility that morning, and a Border Patrol spokesman has pointed to that as the circumstances of his death. The FBI, local police and the Homeland Security inspector general are investigating, and the cause of death has not been established.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The FBI, local police and the Homeland Security inspector general are investigating his death, and no cause has been determined.