Transgender asylum seeker Roxsana Hernandez dies in ICE custody

Roxsana Hernandez, a 33-year-old transgender Honduran woman who arrived as part of the migrant caravan seeking asylum, died in ICE custody from cardiac arrest following complications from pneumonia, dehydration, and HIV. Advocates reported she spent five days in the notorious 'ice box' detention facilities known for freezing temperatures before being hospitalized. She was the sixth person to die in ICE custody since October 2017. Trump made no public statement about her death, maintaining silence on individual ICE custody deaths while vocally defending aggressive enforcement. Her death highlighted the particular dangers faced by LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in detention.