Chinese Woman's In-Custody Suicide Exposes Border Patrol Failures

Woman commits suicide in custody, CBP accused of not following protocol

A Chinese woman died by suicide while in custody at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) station in Arizona. She reportedly overstayed her visa, sparking questions about proper protocols. Rep. Pramila Jayapal criticized CBP for failing to properly conduct welfare checks on the detainee, and for the lack of medical response for nearly two hours after the incident. CBP acknowledged the tragedy but cited privacy constraints due to the inciden…

Chinese illegal alien kills herself in Border Patrol custody

A Chinese national believed to be in the United States illegally took her own life recently at a Border Patrol detention facility in Arizona.On March 29, a 52-year-old Chinese woman — who had reportedly overstayed her B-1/B-2 visitor visa — fashioned a noose at the BP facility in Yuma and hanged herself. According to a statement from Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the woman did not receive medical attention "for nearly two hours."Jayapal also a…

According to the border guard, the woman was in the country with an expired visa and money from illegal activities was also found on her.

Detained Chinese woman takes own life in US immigration centre

A 52-year-old Chinese woman, whose identity has not been disclosed, tragically died by suicide while in the custody of US immigration authorities. The woman was detained at the US-Mexico border for overstaying her visitation visa. After they took her into custody, she was transferred to a detention facility that is based in Yuma, Arizona. Unfortunately, she was later found deceased there. This incident has raised concerns and fueled the start of…

Detained For Expired Visa, Chinese Woman Dies By Suicide At US Border Patrol Station

She had been in the country on a B-1/B-2 visa, a temporary visa for people visiting the United States for tourism or business.

Chinese woman detained for expired visa dies by suicide at Border Patrol station in Arizona

A Chinese woman detained by US Border Patrol for overstaying her visa died by suicide at the station in Arizona after officers reportedly failed to perform required welfare checks on her, U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal alleged.