in U.S. Border Patrol custody in Texas earlier this month, federal investigators said Thursday.
The findings released Thursday stemmed from interviews that investigators held with Border Patrol officials and medical contractors, since the cameras at the facility where Reyes Alvarez's family was last held were not working at the time, according to the CBP statement. On May 17 alone, Reyes Alvarez reported having a stomachache, nausea and difficulty breathing. She was seen by a nurse contractor four times that day. The nurse told investigators that Reyes Alvarez's oxygen levels were checked each time and appeared to be normal. The girl was provided Zofran, a medication to prevent nausea, but the nurse declined to transfer her to the hospital, CBP said.
The ambulance arrived at 2:07 p.m. and transported Reyes Alvarez to a hospital in Harlingen. Fewer than 50 minutes later, she was pronounced dead there, CBP said.