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The boy is the second child to have died in CBP custody in the past week.
In December, @CBP boasted it had been a decade since a child died while in their custody, since then five children have died.
We demanded an investigation into CBP's mistreatment of migrant children NOW.
In December, @CBP boasted it had been a decade since a child died while in their custody, since then five children have died.
We demanded an investigation into CBP's mistreatment of migrant children NOW.
We’re in El Paso today & are horrified at the stories we’ve heard:
A Guatemalan mother & her 5 day old baby. Mom was sent out of hospital hours after giving birth. Needs after-birth care.
A Guatemalan father. His two year old child has eye infection. He hasn’t stopped crying.
A Guatemalan mother & her 5 day old baby. Mom was sent out of hospital hours after giving birth. Needs after-birth care.
A Guatemalan father. His two year old child has eye infection. He hasn’t stopped crying.
A mother from Honduras. Her 6 month old baby with a deep throaty cough.
This is systematic.
This is systematic.
.@CBP is not treating migrants humanely.
We need Members of Congress to demand an investigation into 5 recent deaths and the whole system. Children are dying.
What are we doing about it?
We need Members of Congress to demand an investigation into 5 recent deaths and the whole system. Children are dying.
What are we doing about it?
Children dying in US custody is a national emergency and should be treated as such.
What are Members of Congress doing about this?
#JusticeForOurChildren
What are Members of Congress doing about this?
#JusticeForOurChildren
