Mariee Juárez
Mariee Juárez was a 19-month-old girl who traveled from Guatemala with her mother. According to a lawsuit her mother brought against the government, she developed a fever, vomiting and diarrhea while held at the family detention center in Dilley, Texas, and her mother says she did not receive adequate medical care there. She was released, spent weeks in hospitals in New Jersey, and died in May 2018. Her mother's lawsuit says poor medical care at the facility led to her death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). Her mother's lawsuit says poor medical care at the Dilley family detention center led to her death after she was released and hospitalized in New Jersey.
Reported by: mother's lawsuit against the government (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her mother sued the federal government, alleging that poor medical care at the Dilley family detention center in Texas led to Mariee Juárez's death.