8-year-old girl dies in US Border Patrol custody in Texas
An 8-year- old girl died while under U.S. Border Patrol custody in Texas on Wednesday, authorities said. An 8-year- old girl died while under U.S. Border Patrol custody in Texas on Wednesday, authorities said. The child and her family were in custody at the Border Patrol station in Harlingen, near the border with Mexico, where she had "a medical emergency," according to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Border Patrol's parent agency. The girl was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead, CBP said. MORE: Migrant child has died in US custody, White House confirms The CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility, charged with upholding the agency's ethical standards, is conducting an investigation into the incident, as is protocol. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General and the Harlingen Police Department were also notified. CBP did not disclose the girl's nationality or provid...