A Mexican national and former DACA recipient died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday, according to federal authorities.

Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, was arrested by ICE agents on Aug. 17 during an enforcement operation, said a news release from ICE . He was transferred to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center on Aug. 22 for immigration proceedings.

While detained, agents say that Ayala was evaluated by an on-call medical provider on Sept. 18. He was provided medication, according to ICE, and returned to his dormitory before he was later referred to the hospital on Saturday for further evaluation of an abscess on his buttock.

Ayala was scheduled for surgery and was "hypertensive and displayed normal tachycardia," the release said. At around 1:50 a.m., hospital

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