85-year-old German man dies in ICE custody after eight months hospitalization
Jun 24, 2026·Location: Harlingen, TX
Country of origin: Germany

Adrian Andreas Florian, an 85-year-old German national, died at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas on June 24, 2026, after spending nearly eight months hospitalized while in ICE custody. Florian presented himself at the Colombia Solidarity Bridge port of entry in Laredo on August 28, 2025, without valid documentation and was taken into ICE custody the following day. On October 1, 2025, ICE placed him at a rehabilitation and assisted living center before transferring him to the hospital on November 4, 2025 due to dementia concerns, high blood pressure, cognitive impairment, and ulcers. He is the 21st person to die in ICE custody in 2026 and the first German national to die in custody that year, with the cause of death pending autopsy results.
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