Tien Xuan Phan
Tien Xuan Phan, a 55-year-old Vietnamese man, died on July 19, 2025, while held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Karnes County Immigration Processing Center in Karnes County, Texas. ICE said he experienced seizures and vomiting and then became unresponsive, and an NBC News report said he had been taken to a local hospital on a Friday before being airlifted to another hospital, where he died the following day. The cause and manner of death have not been stated; ICE described the matter as under investigation. As of February 2026, the Bexar County District Attorney's office had declined to release his autopsy, citing a pending federal investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. ICE said he experienced seizures and vomiting, then became unresponsive, and the cause of death is under investigation.
Reported by: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.