DHS cites recent policy shift after not disclosing death of Guatemalan man who had been in custody0

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• August 13, 2026

NEWARK, N.J. — U.S. immigration officials said Wednesday that they didn’t publicly disclose the death of a Guatemalan man who had a seizure at a New Jersey detention center because they weren’t notified that he died after they sent him to the hospital. Jose Chajon-Raxon had the seizure July 19, a day after being processed