Unaccompanied migrant child dies in U.S. custody, marking fourth such death this year
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An unaccompanied migrant girl from Guatemala with a pre-existing medical condition died in U.S. custody earlier this week after crossing the southern border in May, according to information provided to Congress and obtained by CBS News.
The 15-year-old migrant was hospitalized throughout her time in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which cares for unaccompanied children who lack a legal immigration status.
At the time Customs and Border Protection (CBP) transferred the child to HHS custody in May, she was already hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit in El Paso, Texas due to a "significant, pre-existing illness," according to the notice sent to congressional officials.
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