8-year-old migrant girl dies in U.S. Border Patrol custody, officials say
Posted on AllSides May 17th, 2023
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Cities struggle to provide shelter for migrants, while crossings drop Washington — An eight-year-old migrant girl died in federal U.S. custody on Wednesday after crossing the southern border with her family, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials. The migrant girl died after experiencing a "medical emergency" inside a U.S. Border Patrol station in Harlingen, Texas, where she was being held with family members, CBP said in a statement Wednesday. The girl was pronounced dead at a local hospital, the agency added. In its statement, CBP said the agency...