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CBP Statement on the Death of a 19-Year-Old Guatemalan Woman
CBP released a statement on the death of a 19-year-old, 8-month pregnant Guatemalan woman on 3/10/20 in an El Paso, TX, hospital. El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents encountered the woman and another Guatemalan in Clint, TX, on 3/7/20. The woman reportedly fell from the steel mesh border barrier.
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 20031230.
Related Resources
- Washington Post: Pregnant Woman Dies After Falling from Border Wall, a Sign of Migrants’ Desperation – March 12, 2020
- Featured Issue: Border Processing and Asylum