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April 7, 2025

Chinese Woman Dies by Suicide While in Border Patrol Custody
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In other immigration news, a Chinese woman has died by suicide at a
Border Patrol station in Yuma, Arizona, after she was detained for
overstaying her visa. Democratic Congressmember Pramila Jayapal of
Washington blasted the Border Patrol amid reports that agents failed to
conduct welfare checks on the woman.


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