Tragic Deaths of Children in U.S. Border Patrol Custody

An 8-year-old girl has died after suffering a medical emergency while in custody at a Border Patrol station in South Texas. The child was detained with her family at the Harlingen station in the Rio Grande Valley. The incident is being investigated by the agency's internal affairs division. The Biden administration ended the practice of holding families in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in 2021, but a record-setting migration surge has stretched U.S. stations and temporary facilities beyond capacity along the southern border.