Tag: US Border Patrol

• Friday, May 19th 2023 - 18:44 UTC

  Family alleges negligence as eight-year-old migrant girl dies in US Border Patrol custody

  

  On Wednesday, an eight-year-old girl died while under the custody of the US Border Patrol in a border town in the state of Texas, after crossing the southern border with her family. In recent hours, details have emerged about the tragic incident in which family members denounced that the girl reported she couldn't breathe, a situation that authorities ignored.

• Tuesday, June 18th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Trump prepared to remove 12 million illegal immigrants as of next week

  

  United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that US authorities would begin next week removing millions of immigrants who are in the United States illegally. There are an estimated 12 million immigrants who are in the United States illegally, mainly from Mexico and Central America.

• Monday, February 4th 2019 - 07:44 UTC

  United States sending more troops to the border with Mexico

  

  The US is to send an additional 2,000 troops to its border with Mexico, the Pentagon has announced. It will bring the total number of troops stationed on the southern border to about 4,300. The Pentagon said the soldiers would help border-patrol agents, carry out surveillance work and install miles of razor wire.

• Saturday, December 15th 2018 - 09:20 UTC

  Investigation into the death of Guatemalan child in the custody of US Border Patrol

  

  An investigation has been launched after a seven-year-old girl died while in the custody of the US Border Patrol. The Guatemalan child, named as Jakelin Caal Maquin, was detained last week after crossing the US-Mexico border with her father, officials say.