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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Valerie Gonzalez

Family of girl who died in Border Patrol custody holds New York funeral, says they want justice

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A funeral for an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody is scheduled for Friday in New York City, where her family had been heading last month before their journey across the southern U.S. border ended in tragedy.

The death of Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez has put the U.S. government under new scrutiny over the care given to thousands of migrants detained on the border each day.

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