Francisco Gaspar-Andrés
Francisco Gaspar-Andrés was 48, and his daughter said they spoke by phone at least once a week. He was held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, and was admitted to a hospital there in November 2025, where a priest visited him on November 26. He died at Providence hospital in El Paso on December 3, 2025. ICE said medical staff attributed his death to natural liver and kidney failure, and that the official cause was still pending. His daughter said he complained of hunger and that medical care was delayed until he was taken to the hospital too late, and she has asked for justice for her father.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). ICE said medical staff attributed the death to natural liver and kidney failure, while his daughter says he complained of hunger and received delayed medical care before being taken to the hospital too late.
Reported by: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held him); Department of Homeland Security (the agency that held him); his daughter.
News reports (10)
- Detainee Death Report: Gaspar-Andres, Francisco
- person from Guatemala in ICE custody dies at local hospital from suspected natural causes: liver, kidney failure
- Third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says
- Medical examiner rules ICE detainee’s death at Texas facility a homicide
- The black hole of Camp East Montana: Three deaths in 44 days at the largest migrant detention center in the US
- Immigrant deaths intensify scrutiny of detention camp as El Paso becomes deportation hub
- ICE Was Warned About Conditions at Fort Bliss Migrant Jail. Then 2 Men Died.
- Six deaths in six weeks: What to know about ICE detentions in Texas
- ICE detention deaths are on a record pace. One Texas facility bears the brunt
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