Honduran Teen Dies in US Immigration Custody; Investigation Underway

Groups of asylum-seeking illegal immigrants wait outside the Migrant Resource Center to receive food from the San Antonio Catholic Charities in San Antonio on Sept. 19, 2022. Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images

A 17-year-old Honduran boy died while in the custody of U.S. immigration on May 10 while being detained at a facility in Safety Harbor, Florida.

“The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is deeply saddened by this tragic loss and our heart goes out to the family, with whom we are in touch,” the department said in a statement to reporters.