Guatemalan Boy Dies
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2-year-old migrant dies in U.S. custody after border crossingA Guatemalan official says a 2 1/2-year-old migrant child has died after crossing the border, becoming the fourth minor known to have died after being detained by the Border Patrol since December.May 16, 2019
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‘He was very happy to leave’: Family of Guatemalan boy struggling to understand how he diedFelipe Gomez Alonzo died Monday at a New Mexico hospital after suffering coughing, vomiting and fever, authorities said.WorldDec 27, 2018
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A Guatemalan boy trekked as long as 3,000 kilometres before he died in U.S. custodyFelipe Gomez Alonzo and his father, Agustin, came from Nenton, a community of primarily Indigenous people located about 3,000 kilometres south of El Paso, Texas.WorldDec 26, 2018
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U.S. border agency orders medical checks on all children in custody after 2nd death this monthTwo Guatemalan children have died in U.S. custody this month.WorldDec 26, 2018
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