Coverage dated May 17, 2023

8-Year-Old Girl Dies in Border Patrol Custody After a ‘Medical Emergency' in Texas

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

U.S. authorities say an 8-year-old girl died Wednesday in Border Patrol custody, a rare occurrence that comes as the agency struggles with overcrowding. Customs and Border Protection says the child and her family were being held at a station in Harlingen, Texas, in Rio Grande Valley, one of the busi…

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    8-Year-Old Girl Dies in Border Patrol Custody After a ‘Medical Emergency' in Texas (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    U.S. authorities say an 8-year-old girl died Wednesday in Border Patrol custody, a rare occurrence that comes as the agency struggles with overcrowding. Customs and Border Protection says the child and her family were being held at a station in Harlingen, Texas, in Rio Grande Valley, one of the busi…

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    8-year-old girl dies in US Customs and Border Protection custody (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old girl died while in US Customs and Border Protection custody in Harlingen, Texas, the agency said Wednesday. The girl and her family were in custody at a CBP facility when she “experienced a medical emergency,” the agency said in a news release Wednesday nigh…

  3. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    8-year-old girl dies while under Border Patrol custody at south Texas station, officials say (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    The 8-year-old and her family were in custody at the Harlingen Station when she suffered a medical emergency and died at the hospital, officials say.

  4. NBC Chicago

    8-Year-Old Girl Dies in Border Patrol Custody After a 'Medical Emergency' (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    U.S. authorities say an 8-year-old girl died Wednesday in Border Patrol custody, a rare occurrence that comes as the agency struggles with overcrowding.

  5. KVUE

    8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas (opens KVUE)

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    KVUE's feed description

    Her death comes a week after a 17-year-old Honduran boy died in U.S. Health and Human Services Department custody.

  6. WTOP Washington DC

    8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Harlingen, Texas, as agency seeks to ease crowding (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    An 8-year-old girl died Wednesday in Border Patrol custody, authorities said, a rare occurrence that comes as the agency struggles with overcrowding.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Eight-year-old migrant girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    An 8-year-old girl died in Border Patrol custody in Harlingen, Texas, on Wednesday due to a medical emergency.

  8. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas, as agency struggles with overcrowding (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    A little girl from Panama born with heart problems has died in Border Patrol custody. Her death marks the second time a child migrant from Latin America has died in

  9. Anchorage Daily News

    8-year-old girl with health problems dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The 8-year-old Panamanian girl and her family were being held in Harlingen, in the Rio Grande Valley, one of the busiest corridors for migrant crossings, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.

  10. People

    8-Year-Old Girl Dies in Custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    The girl was with her family and had been at the Harlingen Station when she experienced a "medical emergency" on Wednesday

  11. KRQE Albuquerque

    8-year-old girl dies in CBP custody in South Texas (opens KRQE Albuquerque)

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    KRQE Albuquerque's feed description

    McALLEN, TEXAS (Border Report) — An 8-year-old girl died Wednesday while in Border Patrol custody in the border town of Harlingen, Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials told Border Re…

  12. The Guardian

    Eight-year-old girl dies after being detained by border patrol in Texas (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Child died following a ‘medical emergency’, Customs and Border Protection says, a week after a teen died in custody in Florida

  13. UPI

    8-year-old girl dies in U.S. border custody (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    An 8-year-old girl died while in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody in Texas, authorities said late Wednesday.

  14. WMUR

    8-year-old girl dies in US Border Patrol custody as agency seeks to ease crowding (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The child and her family were being held at a station in Harlingen, Texas, one of the busiest corridors for illegal crossings, authorities said.

  15. Forbes

    8-Year-Old Girl Dies In Border Patrol Custody (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    It is the second death of a minor at a government-run facility in the past week.

  16. Wall Street Journal

    Eight-Year-Old Girl Dies in Border Patrol Custody (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The girl “experienced a medical emergency” while being detained with her parents in Texas.

  17. CBS News

    8-year-old migrant girl dies in U.S. Border Patrol custody, officials say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The girl's death marks the first known death of a migrant child in Border Patrol custody since the Trump administration, when several minors died.

  18. 6ABC Philadelphia

    8-year-old girl dies in US Border Patrol custody in Texas (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    An 8-year-old girl died while under U.S. Border Patrol custody in Texas on Wednesday, authorities said.

  19. Al Jazeera

    US reveals 8-year-old girl died in border patrol custody (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The passing of a young Panamanian girl marks the second death of a minor in two weeks in US immigration custody.

  20. Delaware Public Media

    An 8-year-old girl died after being detained by U.S. Border Patrol (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The young girl died in U.S. Border Patrol custody after experiencing a "medical emergency," the agency said. The news underscores concern about the safety of migrants with Title 42 no longer in place.

  21. France 24

    Migrant girl, 8, dies in US custody at Texas border (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    An eight-year-old migrant girl died in US custody in Texas on Wednesday, a tragedy that tempered news of a sharp drop in attempted illegal crossings of the southern US border.

  22. NBC News

    8-year-old girl dies in U.S. Border Patrol custody in Texas (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The death comes as the number of migrants seeking to cross the U.S.-Mexico border appears to have dropped significantly since the lifting of Title 42.

  23. Washington Times

    8-year-old migrant dies in Border Patrol custody (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    An 8-year-old illegal immigrant girl died Wednesday while in Border Patrol custody, the agency announced, saying she suffered a “medical emergency” that cost her life.

  24. Fox News

    8-year-old migrant girl dies in Texas while in Border Patrol custody (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    An 8-year-old migrant girl died Wednesday while in Border Patrol custody in Texas. The agency announced she suffered a “medical emergency."

  25. Valley Central

    8-year-old migrant girl dies in Border Patrol custody (opens Valley Central)

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    Valley Central's feed description

    MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A little girl from Panama born with heart problems died in Border Patrol custody Wednesday, the second death of a child from Latin America in U.S. government custody in two we…

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