Name not reported
A 7-year-old girl from Guatemala died in December 2018 after being taken into U.S. Border Patrol custody at the Lordsburg station in New Mexico. Her father was with her, and she had crossed the border with him and a large group. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said she began having seizures the morning after she was taken in, and that she had reportedly not eaten or had water for several days; she died at a hospital in El Paso after being flown there. Doctors' initial diagnosis listed septic shock, fever and dehydration, and an autopsy was pending, while the ACLU called for a rigorous investigation into how the death happened.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the girl died of dehydration and shock after seizures and reportedly not eating or drinking for several days, while the ACLU called for a rigorous investigation into how the death happened and the autopsy is pending.
Reported by: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (the agency that held her); doctors at the El Paso hospital; the ACLU (advocates).