Second Guatemalan child dies after being detained by US border agents

Boy, eight, died on Christmas Eve in hospital in New Mexico Death follows that of Jakelin Caal in custody this month An eight-year-old G... thumbnail 1 summary
  • Boy, eight, died on Christmas Eve in hospital in New Mexico
  • Death follows that of Jakelin Caal in custody this month

An eight-year-old Guatemalan boy died in US government custody late on Christmas Eve, immigration authorities said, marking the second death of an immigrant child this month after being detained at the border between Mexico and the United States.

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said that the boy died in hospital shortly before midnight on Monday, having originally indicated he died just after midnight.

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from US news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2RfBA8f

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