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Latest death in Border Patrol custody makes 10 this year

By Anna Giaritelli
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Latest death in Border Patrol custody makes 10 this year

A 32-year-old man from El Salvador died Thursday morning hours after being taken into custody by Border Patrol agents in a remote part of central New Mexico, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Since the start of the fiscal year in October, the death marks the 10th such incident where a person died while in the care of Border Patrol, which is a CBP entity. The last death was announced July 5.

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