THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW MEXICO IS DEMANDING ANSWERS REGARDING THE SEVEN YEAR OLD IMMIGRANT GIRL WHO DIED IN BORDER PATROL CUSTODY IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. SHE AND HER FATHER, WHO SHE WAS TRAVELING WITH IN THE CARAVAN TO THE U-S, WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY NEAR LORDSBURG. THE TWO WERE SEPARATED. EIGHT HOUR LATER, THE GIRL STARTED HAVING SEIZURES AFTER REPORTEDLY NOT BEING FED OR GIVEN WATER. THAT’S BEEN DISPUTED BY THE BORDER PATROL, WHICH ALSO SAYS IT IS NOT STAFFED TO DEAL WITH FAMILIES … ONLY SINGLE MEN CROSSING THE BORDER ILLEGALLY.
THE GIRL WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL IN EL PASO, WHERE SHE DIED. NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS OFFICIALS ARE ALSO DEMANDING ANSWERS REGARDING THE GIRL’S DEATH.
