😢 8-Year-Old Migrant Gone Kapu Afta One Week Inside Da U.S. Detention
Wahine Keiki Dat Wase 8 Years Old Wen Drop Dead Inside Da U.S. Border Jail Dis Week 😭. Dem guys wen hold her for one week, mo’ dan double da normal time dat da govament like hold migrants, specially da small kids, according to two people who know about da situation.
Dis wahine keiki and her ohana, dey wen get lock up inside one Customs and Border Protection place in Harlingen, Texas. Dey stay waitin’ fo’ dey get send back to Honduras. Dis family, dey one among da many migrants who wen cross da southern border cuz da authorities was scared dat da immigration rule related to da pandemic would finish and plenny migrants would rush in, making da jails all jammed up. Da people who know ’bout dis kine stuff, dey no like give out dea name cuz dey still trying fo’ figure out why dis keiki wen pass away. 😔🚫
Da people from Honduras wen say dat dis keiki, her name Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez, but her family, dey jus’ call her Ana. Dis keiki, she wen get born wit one problem wit her heart. Her parents, dey wen come all da way to da United States fo’ give dea daughter “one bettah life,” said Antonio García, da foreign vice minister of Honduras.
Da Customs and Border Protection guys wen say dat dis past Wednesday, dey wen rush dis girl to one hospital, but she wen pass away. Da people from da Biden administration, dey no like talk too much ’bout dis, dey still doing dea own investigation. One official from da border, he wen say dat Ana, she wen get one real bad sickness dat nobody wen know about at first. 😷💔
Eh, even dough dey check da health of all da migrants wen dey come inside da country, everybody stay all shook up ’bout why one keiki had to die, especially cuz da govament stay locking up da keiki inside jails, even wen dey all crowded. You know, dey no get no law dat say how long da undocument migrants stay locked up inside da border jail, but usually da govament like keep ’em fo’ like three days.
Dis week, da authorities stay get hard time cuz dea jails stay too full, mo’ dan dey can handle. Plenny people wen come inside da country illegal, cuz da rule dat stop ’em from coming stay pau. Dis rule stay make da officials let go da people real quick, but now dey stay locking ’em up again.
On May 17, da same day Ana wen die, da migrants stay locked up inside da jails fo’ ’bout four and a half days on average. Dis kine stay different from May 10, wen dey only stay locked up fo’ little bit unda three days, according to da secret info da New York Times wen get.
“You gotta let da families outta da C.B.P. jail, cuz da place dey stay inside, dat no good fo’ da kids,” said Wendy Young, da president of one group dat stay fight fo’ da rights of the kids. Da scientists wen do studies and dey say dat if you lock up da kids, even if dey stay with dea parents, da kids stay going get all messed up in da head and not grow up right.
Dis one guy, Brandon Judd, he stay da boss of da Border Patrol union. He wen say dat da agents stay talk ’bout how da jails stay too jammed up.
“You know, get one reason why da jails get da max capacity, dat’s fo’ everybody’s safety,” Mr. Judd said. “But once you go ovah dat limit, den da safety level stay goin’ way down.” 😣🔒
In 2018 and 2019, wen da numbas of migrants crossing da border stay going up, da Trump administration wen catch plenny heat fo’ da death of da kids inside da Customs and Border Protection detention.
In one interview wit Univision on May 18, Lorna Santos, Ana’s aunty, she said dat Ana’s mama wen tell da officials at da Customs and Border Protection place dat Ana stay having hard time breathing, but one medical staff wen brush ’em off. Ms. Santos said Ana’s mama wen tell her dat Ana wen faint aftawards and dey wen rush her to one hospital, but she wen die inside da waiting room.
Wilson Paz, da director of Honduras’s migrant protection service, he said Ana’s faddah wen tell da Honduran authorities dat she wen get surgery in Panama three years ago fo’ fix one ting dat stay blocking da blood from reaching her heart. Mr. Paz said dey wen test her fo’ Covid-19 wen she went to da United States, and dey wen find out she wen get da flu. 🤒💔
Da Biden administration stay dealin’ wit da huge increase of illegal migration fo’ da past two years, cuz plenny people stay running away from places where da government stay all bossy, dey get too much violence, and get no money fo’ live.
Even tho da administration wen add mo’ people fo’ help process da migrants and dey wen make more room inside da Customs and Border Protection place fo’ hold da migrants befo’ Title 42 pau, still not enough fo’ handle all da people and dis wen cause da overcrowding last week. 😓🚧
Dis week afta da rule pau, da number of illegal crossings wen go down plenny, wit only ’bout 3,000 to 4,000 people get caught every day, according to da Homeland Security Department. Before dat, dey was catching like 10,000 people every day, like when Ana and her ohana wen cross. Da most migrants stay coming from Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala. Since May 12, dey wen send back ova 11,000 migrants to Mexico or send ’em back to dea home countries, according to da department. ✈️🔙
On May 10, one 17-year-old boy from Honduras, his name Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza, he wen die while he stay inside one shelter in Florida, and da Department of Health and Human Services stay in charge of dat place. Dey da ones who stay supposed to take care of da keiki who come to da United States without dea parents. Da boy’s mama said he stay get one sickness where he get seizures, but he no stay sick wen he wen travel to da United States. 😞💔
Da situation stay all kinda messed up, wit kids dying inside da jails and da overcrowding. Da government gotta figure out one way fo’ handle da migrants and make sure dey get da proper care and treatment, especially fo’ da small keiki. It’s one hard problem fo’ solve, but da people in charge gotta take responsibility and make da necessary changes fo’ protect da keiki and da migrants. 🙏🏽🏥
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😢 8-Year-Old Migrant Dies After One Week in U.S. Detention
An 8-year-old girl tragically passed away while in U.S. border custody this week 😭. She had been held for a week, which is more than twice the usual duration for detaining migrants, especially young children, according to insiders familiar with the situation.
The girl and her family were held at a Customs and Border Protection facility in Harlingen, Texas. They were awaiting deportation to Honduras. This family was among the many migrants who crossed the southern border due to concerns that the expiration of a pandemic-related immigration rule would lead to overcrowding at border facilities. The sources, who wish to remain anonymous, revealed that the investigation into the child’s death is still ongoing. 😔🚫
The authorities from Honduras identified the girl as Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez, known as Ana within her family. Ana was born with a heart condition, and her parents, who are Honduran, had traveled to the United States seeking a better life for their daughter, as stated by Antonio García, Honduras’ foreign vice minister.
According to Customs and Border Protection officials, the girl was rushed to a hospital on Wednesday, where she tragically passed away. The Biden administration has not provided further details, citing an ongoing internal review. A border official from Texas, speaking on condition of anonymity, mentioned that Ana had a severe medical condition that was not immediately known to the officials. 😷💔
Although migrants undergo health screenings upon entering federal custody, the death of a child raises concerns about the practice of detaining children, particularly in overcrowded facilities. While there is no specific law or official guidance regarding the duration of detention for undocumented migrants in border custody, the government typically aims for a period of around three days.
In the past week, authorities have struggled with overcrowding in border facilities, surpassing their capacity due to a surge in illegal migration before the expiration of the pandemic-related public health rule known as Title 42. This policy allowed officials to quickly expel certain migrants instead of detaining them. However, after its expiration, officials returned to longer processing times for migrants.
On May 17, the day Ana passed away, migrants were being detained for an average of four and a half days, compared to just under three days on May 10, according to internal data obtained by The New York Times.
Wendy Young, the president of the advocacy group Kids in Need of Defense, emphasized the urgent need to remove families from CBP custody, citing substandard conditions that are unsuitable for children. Scientific studies have demonstrated that detaining children, even with their parents, can have detrimental effects on their development and mental health.
Brandon Judd, the leader of the Border Patrol labor union, expressed concerns about the overcrowded detention centers, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a certain capacity for the safety of everyone involved. When capacity is exceeded, safety levels are compromised. 😣🔒
During 2018 and 2019, when migrant crossings reached high levels, the Trump administration faced severe criticism for the deaths of minors in Customs and Border Protection detention facilities.
In an interview with Univision on May 18, Ana’s aunt, Lorna Santos, revealed that Ana’s mother had informed officials at the Customs and Border Protection facility about Ana’s difficulty breathing. However, a medical staff member dismissed their concerns. Santos further shared that Ana later fainted and was taken to a hospital, where she tragically passed away in the waiting room.
According to Wilson Paz, the director of Honduras’s migrant protection service, Ana’s father informed Honduran authorities that she had undergone surgery in Panama three years ago to address a blockage preventing blood from reaching her heart. Paz added that Ana had been tested for Covid-19 upon entering the United States and was diagnosed with the flu. 🤒💔
The Biden administration has been grappling with a significant increase in illegal migration over the past two years, as people flee authoritarian regimes, violence, and extreme poverty.
Despite the administration’s efforts to increase staffing and expand the capacity of Customs and Border Protection to accommodate migrants before the expiration of Title 42, it was insufficient to prevent the backups that resulted in overcrowding last week. 😓🚧
However, since the policy ended, the number of illegal crossings has significantly decreased. The Department of Homeland Security reported an average of 3,000 to 4,000 apprehensions per day, compared to nearly 10,000 per day around the time Ana and her family crossed. The majority of migrants originate from Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala. Since May 12, over 11,000 migrants have been expelled or repatriated to Mexico, according to a statement released by the department. ✈️🔙
On May 10, a 17-year-old Honduran boy named Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza died while in a Florida shelter overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services, which is responsible for the care of unaccompanied migrant children entering the United States. The boy’s mother stated that he had epilepsy but was not ill when he traveled to the United States. 😞💔
The situation is deeply concerning, with children losing their lives while in detention and facilities becoming overcrowded. The government must find effective solutions to address the challenges posed by migration, ensuring that migrants, especially children, receive proper care and treatment. It is a complex problem that requires accountability and necessary changes to protect the well-being of children and migrants. 🙏🏽🏥
