Relatives and friends poured into a funeral home to pay respect and condolences to the family of Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez, an 8-year-old girl who died in U.S. Border Patrol custody in Texas last month.
June 17, 2023, 10:23 AMDavid Pike/Valley Morning Star via AP, FILE
Her father shared that Anadith was a caring girl who would turn to him and say "let's help them" when she saw people in need on the street.U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Professional Responsibility "Dr. David Tarantino has played a key role in significantly expanding the provision of medical care to individuals in CBP custody. As CBP works to implement required improvements to our medical care policies and processes, including from the ongoing investigation into the tragic in-custody death of a child in Harlingen, we are bringing in additional senior leadership to drive action across the agency," CBP said in a statement.
On May 16, she had a fever of 104.9 degrees, the review said. Personnel treated her with ice packs, fever reducing medications and a cold shower.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Border Patrol Medical Chief Reassigned After Girl’s DeathMedical staff allegedly neglected to help 8-year-old Anadith Tanay Reyes Álvarez despite her worsening symptoms, including a 104.9 degree fever.
Read more »
Bronx family mourning loss of 8-year-old Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez, who died in Border Patrol custody in TexasTragedy struck for a family from Honduras, hoping for a better life in the Bronx, when their 8-year-old daughter died in United States Border Patrol custody in Texas. naveencbs2ny reports.
Read more »
Bronx family mourns loss of child who died in Border Patrol custodyTragedy struck for a family from Honduras, hoping for a better life in the Bronx, when their 8-year-old daughter died in United States Border Patrol custody in Texas. Loved ones who gathered to remember the little girl Friday say she was denied proper medical care and her death could have been prevented. CBS2's Naveen Dhaliwal reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3qL4wIO
Read more »
Balloons, tears and hugs as family of girl who died in Border Patrol custody holds New York funeralDozens of people remembered an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody
Read more »
Balloons, tears and hugs as family of girl who died in Border Patrol custody holds New York funeralDozens of people remembered an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody.
Read more »