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December 14, 2018

7-Year-Old Guatemalan Girl Dies in U.S. Border Agents' Custody
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A 7-year-old Guatemalan girl has died of dehydration and shock while in
the custody of U.S. Border Patrol. She was detained last Thursday along
with her father and other migrants who crossed into the country in a
remote section of New Mexico. She was brought to the hospital only after
her body temperature was over 105 degrees. Cynthia Pompa of the ACLU
said, "The fact that it took a week for this to come to light shows the
need for transparency for [Customs and Border Protection]. We call for a
rigorous investigation into how this tragedy happened and serious
reforms to prevent future deaths."


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