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Costa Rican Man Complained of Lack of Care for Diabetes Before His Death in ICE Custody, Family Says

The 28-25 vote came as lawmakers sought answers about Marchena’s death and broader concerns over medical care for detainees in U.S. custody.

  • Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly rejected a motion yesterday for a minute of silence honoring Carlos Josue Marchena Marchena, a Costa Rican man who died last week in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Louisiana.
  • Marchena, 36, died Sept. 18 at the Winn Correctional Center after struggling to manage type 1 diabetes; his family claims he suffered from missed insulin shots and inadequate nutrition.
  • Despite ICE's claims of "proper medical care," the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General found the Winn facility failed medical care and food service standards, warning violations could "negatively impact detainee health care and safety."
  • The Assembly's motion failed 28 to 25, with lawmakers from the governing Pueblo Soberano party voting against it; the caucus cited need for clarification on the death's circumstances.
  • Deaths of detainees in ICE custody have surged during the second President Donald Trump administration, with Marchena the 55th person to die in ICE custody during this period, prompting renewed scrutiny of detention medical standards.
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Costa Rican man complained of lack of care for diabetes before his death in ICE custody, family says

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of missing insulin shots and meals to manage his diabetes is the third detainee to die in less than six months at a U.S. Immigration and…

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FA proposed to hold a minute of silence, in memory of Carlos Josue Marchena, but the official deputies refused to vote in favour

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La Nación, Grupo Nación broke the news on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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