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Another child has died while in custody of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, this time on Christmas Eve.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced changes to the way it handles child migrants in custody on Tuesday after an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy died of unknown causes on Christmas Eve in New Mexico.
It was the second death of a child in the agency’s care this month.
Jakelin Caal Maquin, 7, also of Guatemala, died in custody after traveling to the U.S. with a group of 163 people. Her body arrived in Guatemala on Monday.
I can think of no clearer example of the fact that we are a nation led by terrible people who are implementing evil policies.
Apparently the most recent child to die did receive an initial medical screening. But he was discharged from a hospital, despite exhibiting a 103 degree fever. I’m no pediatrician, but I cannot imagine a hospital telling me to go home if my child is spiking a 103 temperature.
Of course, this family wasn’t told to go home. They were told to go back to CBP custody.
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CBP now says it will provide an additional medical screening of people unfortunate enough to fall into their clutches.
After the 8-year-old boy’s death, the agency said in a statement late Tuesday that Border Patrol would now conduct “secondary medical checks” on all children in custody, with a focus on children under the age of 10. It was not clear from the statement how and where those checks would be conducted.
It is considering requesting additional medical assistance from other agencies — including Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense — and coordinating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the numbers of children in custody, the statement said.
The situation at the border is a humanitarian crisis, and America is on the side of exacerbating the crisis, instead of ameliorating it. Our leaders should be charged with crimes against humanity, and if Kirstjen Nielsen ever steps foot outside the United States, Interpol should arrest her and send her to The Hague.
The law cannot save these children, but it should punish their tormentors, us.
Customs and Border Protection announces changes after second child dies in custody [NBC News]