Guatemalan girl dies in US custodyhome/News/World/Guatemalan girl dies in US custodyWASHINGTON, D.C.: A seven-year-old Guatemalan girl died in American custody after being detained by US border police in New Mexico, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. The name of the girl and her father have not been released. The father is in El Paso, Texas awaiting a meeting with Guatemalan consular officials, the Post said, quoting CBP, which said it is investigating the incident. But migrants fleeing poverty and gang violence also continue to cross over in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona after enduring dangerous treks through Mexico. The CBP expressed its condolences for the death of the Guatemalan girl, the Post said.

Source: Manila Times December 14, 2018 07:41 UTC