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Luis Gustavo Núñez Caceras

42 years old · died January 5, 2026 · Montgomery Processing Center, Texas

Luis Gustavo Núñez Caceras, a 42-year-old man from Honduras, died on January 5, 2026 while held in immigration detention at the Montgomery Processing Center in Texas. ICE said he died from complications due to heart failure. The Texas Tribune reported the death on July 9, 2026.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. ICE said he died of complications due to heart failure.

Reported by: ICE (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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