Deaths in Custody
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Elba Maria Centeno-Briones

37 years old · died August 3, 2021 · El Valle Detention Facility, Cameron County, Texas

Elba Maria Centeno-Briones, 37, died on August 3, 2021, while held in immigration custody at the El Valle Detention Facility in Harlingen, Texas. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which reported the death, identifies her as a woman. The agency's published record gives no cause or manner of death. Her family, work, and the circumstances of her last days are not described in the available accounts.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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