Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel
Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel, 52, was a Costa Rican man whose partner, Adriana Urena, and sister, Greidy Mata, have spoken publicly about him; his family says he called them every day until he stopped answering in June 2025. He was held in immigration detention in Texas after ICE arrested him in February 2025, and his family could not locate him until August, when they say he was found bedridden and in a vegetative state. ICE flew him to Costa Rica in September, and he died in a hospital there on October 26, 2025. His family alleges negligence and inhumane treatment, while the Department of Homeland Security says his care was better than many immigrants receive and that he had been diagnosed with psychosis.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). His family alleges negligence and inhumane treatment at Port Isabel, while the Department of Homeland Security says his care was better than many immigrants receive and that he was diagnosed with psychosis; no cause of death is reported.
Reported by: his family; Department of Homeland Security (the agency that held him).