# DHS cites recent policy shift after not disclosing death of Guatemalan man in custody

https://mins.news/en/item/21740

- CNN, 2026-08-14 01:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/13/us/dhs-policy-shift-death-disclosure?Date=20260814&Profile=CNN

> US immigration officials said Wednesday they did not publicly disclose the death of a Guatemalan man who suffered a seizure at a New Jersey detention center because they were not notified that he had died afterward.

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