| Another Migrant Has Died in CBP Custody - the 4th in Recent Months |
| Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=22014"><span class="small">Associated Press</span></a> |
| Wednesday, 20 March 2019 08:26 |
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Excerpt: "U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the death Tuesday, saying agents arrested the 40-year-old man early Sunday for re-entering the country illegally. His identity wasn't released."
Another Migrant Has Died in CBP Custody - the 4th in Recent Months20 March 19
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the death Tuesday, saying agents arrested the 40-year-old man early Sunday for re-entering the country illegally. His identity wasn’t released. He died at an El Paso hospital after receiving treatment for flu-like symptoms and liver and kidney failure. He’s the fourth migrant to die in CBP custody since December, including an 8-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl. Border Patrol Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said this month the system “is well beyond capacity and remains at the breaking point.” In a statement, ACLU Border Rights Center Director Astrid Dominguez said “a transparent and independent investigation into the conditions at CBP detention facilities and its medical care practices is needed immediately.”  |
mmigration officials say a Mexican migrant died Monday after his arrest near an urban border crossing.