An eight-year-old boy from Guatemala died in US government custody in New Mexico early Tuesday, US immigration authorities have said. An eight-year-old boy from Guatemala died in US government custody in New Mexico early Tuesday, US immigration authorities have said. It marked the second death of an immigrant child in detention this month. US Customs and Border Protection said in a news release that the boy died shortly after midnight. A seven-year-old Guatemalan girl died earlier this month after being apprehended by border agents, also in New Mexico.

Source: Irish Independent December 25, 2018 21:22 UTC