patrol station in texas. the time stamps on the video are from pro publica s analysis. at 1:20 a.m. he is seen laying on a concrete bench appearing to be in pain. four minutes later he collapses on the floor face down clutching a mylar blankt. after more than ten minutes with seemingly no one responding the teen picks himself up and appears to prop himself against a toilet inside the cell. his feet can be seen flailing for minutes before the video abruptly ends at 1:47 a.m. according to welfare check records obtained by pro publica border patrol says an agent checked on vazquez three times over the next four and a half hours. the log does not indicate how those checks were done. at 5:48 a.m. the video begins again. officials did not provide an explanation for the gap. vazquez still hasn t moved. in an official press release by border patrol the agency says vazquez was found unresponsive during a welfare check but video shows it isn t until vazquez s cell mate wakes up that anyone
explanation for the gap. vazquez still hasn t moved. in an official press release by border patrol, the agency says vazquez was found unresponsive during a check. but it isn t until the cell mate wakes up that anyone realizes something is wrong. several agents are seen tending to vazquez but it s already too late. the video was obtained by propublica through open records request. customs and border protection has refused to release the video but did send us this statement which reads, the investigation into the death of carlos hernandez vazquez is ongoing. they continue to say while we cannot discuss specific information or details of this investigation, we can tell you that the department of homeland security and this agency are looking into all aspects of this case. thank you. also with us analyst john avalon. it is disturbing to watch the video. to read the full piece that they have put together there.