Webb County Detention Center
Laredo, Texas · 5 well-documented stories
What stands out here
Conditions that appear in a larger share of this facility's stories than of facility stories in general. Stories run from Jan 2025 to Jul 2026.
Nothing stands out against facilities in general; the most documented conditions here:
- Died in custody or soon after20% vs 4%
The person died while detained, during transport, or within days of release or deportation.
- Medical requests ignored20% vs 15%
Requests for care, a doctor, or an emergency response were refused, delayed, or dismissed.
- Overcrowding20% vs 6%
Held in a space far over capacity: a holding cell, a bus, an airport facility, a tent.
share of stories hereacross all facilities
Everything the stories describe here
- Died in custody or soon after · 1 story
The person died while detained, during transport, or within days of release or deportation.
- Medical requests ignored · 1 story
Requests for care, a doctor, or an emergency response were refused, delayed, or dismissed.
- Overcrowding · 1 story
Held in a space far over capacity: a holding cell, a bus, an airport facility, a tent.
- No bed, sleep, or basic hygiene · 1 story
Slept on the floor, no bed or blanket, lights on all night, no shower, no toilet access, or similar.
- Food or water withheld · 1 story
The person went without food or water for an extended period, or was given spoiled or inadequate food.
- Family not told · 1 story
Relatives were not informed of the arrest, a transfer, a hospitalization, or a death, or learned of it from the press or other detainees.
In their words
No verbatim testimony extracted yet.
Stories
- Luis S.N.: Man without a lawyer held in immigration custody in Webb CountyA man held at Webb County Detention Center is challenging his detention on his own, without a lawyer. A court has ordered officials to respond by July 30, 2026.Laredo, TX · Jul 22, 2026 · CourtListener
Félix A.R.: 63-year-old Mexican man dies days into ICE custody in Laredo, TexasFélix Alcorta Rodríguez, 63, died June 19, 2026, after being found unresponsive in his cell at Webb County Detention Center days after being transferred into ICE custody; his death prompted calls for investigation.Laredo, TX · Jul 13, 2026 · Austin Kocher, CNN, KGNS +1
Juan C.V.: DACA recipient detained by ICE while delivering breast milk to premature daughterJuan Chavez Velasco, a medical laboratory scientist and father of three, was detained while delivering breast milk to his premature daughter's NICU. His DACA status expired during his detention.Weslaco, TX · Apr 6, 2026 · Telemundo, Spectrum Local News, Telemundo 40 +11
Francisco P.: Church maintenance worker deported to Mexico after ICE arrestFrancisco Paredes, 46, a maintenance worker at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Hopkins, Minnesota, was deported to Mexico after 25 years in the U.S., having slept on jail floors over the holidays.Hopkins, MN · Dec 4, 2025 · EWTN News, Maryknoll Magazine, The Catholic Telegraph +4- Giovanni C.R.: Man in U.S. over four years detained at routine ICE check-inA noncitizen who had lived in the U.S. over four years was detained at a routine check-in and ordered deported to Ecuador. A court later ordered his immediate release.Laredo, TX · Jan 2025 · CourtListener
Where people stood at the latest report
Each square is one percent of these stories. Read it with care: people who are still detained or already deported have far less access to reporters and lawyers than people who were released, so this mix reflects who gets covered more than how cases end.
- Died 20%
- Deported 20%
- Still detained 40%
- Released 20%