Tragedy at the Border: 8-Year-Old Girl Dies in U.S. Custody
The Honduran Foreign Ministry has identified the 8-year-old girl who died in US Customs and Border Protection custody in Harlingen, Texas, as Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez. Reyes died Wednesday at a Harlingen hospital and her family is receiving consular services from the Honduran consulate in McAllen, Texas. US Customs and Border Protection announced the girl had “experienced a medical emergency” while at a Border Protection facility with her family. The agency is conducting an investigation, and has notified the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General and the Harlingen Police Department.