8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas

Immigrant detention continues to make the news, with the immigrant death tolls continues to grow. Sadly, deaths of migrants along the U.S./Mexico border is a regular feature of border life.

 The Associated Press reports on the latest:  “A little girl from Panama born with heart problems died in Border Patrol custody Wednesday, the second death of a child from Latin America in U.S. government custody in two weeks.”

The 8-year-old girl and her family were being held in Harlingen, Texas. “U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has struggled with overcrowding at its facilities, spurred by a large increase in migrants ahead of the expiration last week of a key regulation on immigration linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.”

The girl’s name was Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez.

KJ