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An 8-year-old girl died Wednesday in Border Patrol custody, authorities said, a rare occurrence that comes as the agency struggles with overcrowding. The child and her family were being held at a station in Harlingen, Texas, in Rio Grande Valley, one of the busiest corridors for illegal crossings.
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The girl was with her family and had been at the Harlingen Station when she experienced a "medical emergency" on Wednesday
U.S. authorities say an 8-year-old girl died Wednesday in Border Patrol custody, a rare occurrence that comes as the agency struggles with overcrowding.
The child and her family were being held at a station in Harlingen, Texas, in Rio Grande Valley, one of the...
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The 8-year-old Panamanian girl and her family were being held in Harlingen, in the Rio Grande Valley, one of the busiest corridors for migrant crossings, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.