11/12/2025
ICE enforcement is a disability rights issue 😞
The story referenced involved Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel, a 52-year-old Costa Rican man who was in the custody of ICE and was deported in a vegetative state back to Costa Rica, where he died on October 26, 2025. 
Here are some of the key facts and concerns:
— Gamboa entered the U.S., was arrested by ICE in Texas in February 2025, following alleged illegal re-entry. 
— While in ICE custody (at Webb County Detention Center, then Port Isabel, Texas) his family reported daily contact until early June, then a sudden disappearance of contact around June 12. 
— By August, his family located him and found that he was bedridden in a vegetative state, suffering from encephalopathy and rhabdomyolysis. 
— On September 3, 2025, ICE flew him by air ambulance back to Costa Rica. He arrived in a severely debilitated condition, and less than two months later died on October 26. 
— His family alleges medical neglect while he was in U.S. detention; U.S. authorities say he was provided quality care. 
