IN THE WAKE OF THE DEATH OF A 7 YEAR OLD GUATEMALAN GIRL, DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ARE CALLING FOR THE HEAD OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION TO STEP DOWN. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS A CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION VISITED FACILITIES RUN BY BORDER PATROL IN LORDSBURG AND ANTELOPE WELLS. THE GIRL GOT SICK WHILE IN THE LORDSBURG FACILITY.
SHE HAD TRAVELLED TO THE U-S BORDER WITH HER FATHER, WHO SAID SHE WAS IN GOOD HEALTH. SHE WAS SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION WHEN SHE STARTED THROWING UP AND THEN HAD SEIZURES. AT THAT POINT, SHE WAS TAKEN TO AN EL PASO HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE DIED.
NEW MEXICO CONGRESSMAN BEN RAY LUJAN SAYS CONDITIONS AT THOSE FACILITIES WERE AMONG THE MOST INHUMANE HE’D EVER SEEN.
