A child drinks from a bottle while being carried by a woman along with a group of Central American migrants walking next to the U.S.-Mexico in El Paso on Wednesday. (Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters)A 2½-year-old Guatemalan boy apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border died Tuesday night in El Paso after several weeks in the hospital, according to the Guatemalan Consulate and another person with direct knowledge of the case. The Washington Post confirmed the death with two sources, including Guatemala’s Consul Tekandi Paniagua, who covers the El Paso area. An ambulance took him to a hospital in Horizon City that day, and officials transferred him the next day to Providence Children’s Hospital in El Paso. [Guatemalan teen falls ill, dies after transfer to U.S. border shelter]In December, two young Guatemalan children died after being apprehended by CBP.

Source: Washington Post May 16, 2019 01:22 UTC