It’s not clear why the family was still in custody five days later when the girl first complained of problems and was diagnosed with the flu.
Homeland Security rushed to beef up its medical screenings of illegal immigrants at the border after the death last week of an 8-year-old girl who repeatedly complained about health issues while in Border Patrol custody and then succumbed after suffering a seizure.
Troy A. Miller, Customs and Border Protection’s acting commissioner, did some soul-searching on Sunday. He called the death tragic and said he was “deeply saddened.” He ordered a review of every “known medically fragile” case in custody and directed agents to limit their time in custody to protect their health.
In the Rio Grande Valley Sector, time in custody averaged less than 2½ days, according to CBP data reviewed by The Washington Times. It would grow to nearly 3½ days by the weekend.CBP says it tries to limit time in custody to 72 hours. “Since he was 10 years old, he wanted to live the American dream to see his father and have a better life,” Norma Sarai Espinoza Maradiaga said. “His idea was to help me. He told me that when he was in the United States, he was going to change my life.”
Immigrant rights advocates said the death rests heavily with CBP and wondered why the family was still in custody.
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