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DHS Announces Death of Guatemalan Child at Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center
DHS announced that an eight-year-old Guatemalan national died on December 25, 2018, after being apprehended by CBP. The child was transferred to the medical center on December 24, and was initially diagnosed by hospital staff with a common cold.
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 18122609.
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- DHS Secretary Issues Statement on Death of Eight-Year-Old Guatemalan Child (12/26/18)
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