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Border Patrol wouldn't review the medical file of a girl with a heart condition before she died

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An internal investigation finds that Border Patrol medical staff declined to review the file of an 8-year-old girl with a chronic heart condition and rare blood disorder before she died on her ninth day in custody.

A day before she died, Anadith showed a fever of 104.9 degrees Fahrenheit , the CBP report said.

Investigators gave no explanation for decisions that medical staff made and appeared to be at a loss for words. “ was a deeply upsetting and unacceptable tragedy. We can — and we will — do better to ensure this never happens again,”Anadith entered Brownsville, Texas, with her parents and two older siblings May 9 when daily illegal crossings topped 10,000 as migrants rushed to beat the end of pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum.

 

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