Died in immigration detentionUnder 18Held by ICE
Name not reported
A Guatemalan boy, about two and a half years old, died in May 2019 after he and a parent entered the United States at El Paso in early April. He was held by Border Patrol and taken to a children's hospital, where he was diagnosed with pneumonia, and he stayed hospitalized for about a month before he died. The Guatemalan consul in Del Rio, Texas, Tekandi Paniagua, said pneumonia was the cause, according to CBS News. U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not respond to a request for comment on the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Guatemalan consul in Del Rio, Texas, Tekandi Paniagua, attributed the death to pneumonia.
Reported by: Tekandi Paniagua, the Guatemalan consul in Del Rio, Texas.