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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ariana Baio

Migrant child died in Border Patrol custody after nurse denied at least three ambulance requests

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An eight-year-old migrant child died while in Border Patrol custody in Texas last month after a nurse denied “three or four” ambulance requests from the child’s mother, US Customs and Border Protection said in a statement.

The girl died on 17 May while at a border patrol station in Harlingen, Texas after experiencing flu-like symptoms that continued to worsen over three days.

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