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Guatemalan man dies in ICE custody; wife deported before reunion

Dec 24, 2025·Location: El Paso, TX

Country of origin: Guatemala

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Guatemalan man dies in ICE custody; wife deported before reunion
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Lucía Pedro Juan and Francisco Gaspar-Andrés, a couple married 25 years, were arrested during a traffic stop in Florida in September 2025 and transferred to Fort Bliss ICE detention facility in El Paso. They were held separately and ICE agents ordered them not to communicate during processing. Pedro Juan was deported to Guatemala on November 28 without being allowed to see her husband. Gaspar-Andrés died on December 3 at a hospital in El Paso after 10 weeks in custody. At least 30 people died in ICE custody during 2025.

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Dec 24, 2025—Instagram post documents couple's separation during ICE processing and notes at least 30 ICE custody deaths in 2025
Dec 3, 2025—Francisco Gaspar-Andrés died at hospital in El Paso after 10 weeks in ICE custody
Nov 28, 2025—Lucía Pedro Juan deported to Guatemala without being allowed to see her husband
Sep 2025—Lucía Pedro Juan and Francisco Gaspar-Andrés arrested during traffic stop in Florida; transferred to Fort Bliss ICE detention facility in El Paso
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