Beyond the Border: Two deaths in ICE custody, a 72% drop in citizenship approvals and a court ruling allowing detention without bond

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Welcome to another edition of Beyond the Border, which summarizes immigration news from across the country in a weekly roundup. Did we miss something? Message us via kate@daylightsandiego.org or on Instagram .

A short update from Kate: I wrote earlier this week about a Salvadoran man deported to Mexico . He has since set up a GoFundMe for those interested in supporting him.

Daylight San Diego reported that a 43-year-old Guatemalan man died at Otay Mesa Detention Center on Oct. 24 after staff found him unresponsive in his cell.

San Diego County supervisors demanded that federal officials and private prison operator CoreCivic cooperate with an investigation into the man's death, citing ongoing concerns about medical care and detention conditions, Daylight San Diego reported .