Migrant Teen Dies in US Custody in Florida
Summary from the AllSides News Team
A 17-year-old unaccompanied migrant child from Honduras died on Wednesday while in U.S. custody in Florida.
The Details: The Department of Health and Human Services acknowledged the incident, which occurred at a migrant shelter funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). Honduran foreign affairs secretary Enrique Reina identified the child by name and called for an “exhaustive investigation.” Local law enforcement said it was investigating the case; a local investigator said the child died after being taken to Mease Countryside Hospital.
For Context: It was not immediately clear whether the incident was or was not related to the influx of migrant border crossings that came ahead of the end of Title 42 asylum restrictions. CBS News (Lean Left bias) reported there were 8,681 migrant children in ORR custody on Wednesday. However, according to the Tampa Bay Times (Center bias), Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration stopped licensing shelters that housed migrant children after a dispute with the federal government.
How the Media Covered It: Coverage was prominently featured in some outlets across the spectrum on Friday. Right-rated outlets tended to emphasize a possible connection to the end of Title 42. On its homepage, Fox News (Right bias) featured the story with photos of migrant crowds and the tagline, “DEADLY CRISIS.” Furthermore, while Fox emphasized that President Joe Biden had called migrant child deaths “unacceptable” — implying a failure to meet his own standards — the Daily Beast (Left bias) emphasized that this was the second migrant death in an ORR shelter ever.
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