Democrats are ripping the Trump administration over the death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody earlier this month.
“We can and must do better as a nation,” said Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), the incoming chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC).
“This is a humanitarian crisis and we have a moral obligation to ensure these vulnerable families can safely seek asylum, which is legal under immigration and international law, at our borders,” Castro added in a statement.
The girl died on Dec. 6 at an El Paso hospital, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Thursday.
The girl, her father and around 100 other immigrants crossed the border illegally into New Mexico, and were taken into custody by the Border Patrol.
She started having seizures eight hours after being taken into custody, and was taken to El Paso in a helicopter.- READ MORE