FILE - The Border Patrol station stands July 11, 2014, in Harlingen, Texas. 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 appeared to have a seizure and died on her ninth day in custody, an internal investigation found. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has said the Panamanian child's parents shared the medical history with authorities on May 10, a day after the family was taken into custody.
Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez, whose parents are Honduran, was born in Panama with congenital heart disease. She received surgery three years ago that her mother, Mabel Alvarez Benedicks, characterized as successful duringA 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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