An 8-year-old illegal immigrant has died while in U.S. custody.
The child “tragically passed away while in U.S. Border Patrol custody in Harlingen, Texas” on May 17, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which includes Border Patrol, said in a statement.
The girl was with her family at the Border Patrol facility in Harlingen, in southern Texas, when she “experienced a medical emergency,” officials said. “Emergency Medical Services were called to the station and transported her to the local hospital where she was pronounced dead.”
The nationality of the girl has not been made public.
CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating, and officials said they would make additional information available in the future….