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NEW: We obtained video inside the Border Patrol holding cell where 16-year-old Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez died last May. The video does not match the Border Patrol's account of his death.
2/ The government said an agent had found Carlos “unresponsive” after checking on him. Video obtained by @propubilca shows that Carlos’ cellmate found him and alerted border patrol agents.

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3/ A nurse practitioner diagnosed Carlos with the flu and recommended that he be seen again in two hours. That did not happen.
4/ The government moved him to a cell 20 miles away for quarantine rather than taking him to a hospital. Medical experts say that was a crucial mistake.
5/ He was prescribed Tamiflu but no one closely monitored his condition. He vomited blood on the floor but it did not attract the attention of Border Patrol agents.
6/ CBP facilities in Texas and elsewhere were poorly staffed for medical crises. They were intended to be holding tanks, not long-term care facilities.
7/ Border Patrol officers said they were confused about Carlos’ age and family, delaying the search for space for him in a child shelter.
8/ Carlos was supposed to be moved out of CBP custody within 72 hours, but he was held for six days before dying in their custody.
9/ A Border Patrol officer signed a log stating Carlos had been checked on three times the night he died. The video we obtained shows Carlos’ body lying in the same spot over hours.
10/ CBP has declined to release records, even to Congress, while an internal investigation continues. We obtained the records through a public records request to local police.
11/ A CBP spokesman declined to respond to a series of questions about Carlos’ death, citing an ongoing internal investigation.
12/ Full story propub.li/2Rnnxxh
13/ We’re not done reporting on Border Patrol. Keep up: go.propublica.org/bigstory-social
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