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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Diana Ramirez-Simon

Chinese woman detained by US border patrol in Arizona dies by suicide

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A border patrol agent in Yuma, Arizona, in 2022. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images

A woman being detained in Arizona by US border patrol for overstaying her visa has died by suicide, according to Democratic congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.

The woman, a 52-year-old Chinese national, had first been picked up in California after it had been determined that she had overstayed her B1/B2 visitor visa, Jayapal said in a statement. She was later sent to the Yuma station in Arizona where she stayed until her death on 29 March.

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