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A 16-yr -old Guatemalan teen passed away this morning at the Weslaco Station in the RGV. The immigrant was apprehended for illegal entry on May 13, near Hidalgo,TX. He was found un-responsive this morning during a welfare check.
This is the fifth death of a migrant child in U.S. custody since December, according to the Associate Press. The CBP released a statement this morning via Twitter.
A 16-year-old Guatemalan national passed away this morning at the Weslaco Station in the U.S. Border Patrol's Rio Grande Valley Sector. Our condolences go out to his family. Full statement available here: https://t.co/JvZTw5CWp5 pic.twitter.com/pMSDQazjIE
— CBP (@CBP) May 20, 2019
One death is one too many and our nation cannot allow these tragedies to become the norm for individuals, families and youth seeking asylum here in America. Children trying to enter the U.S. are technically being treated terribly and slaughtered.
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