Within hours of President Biden’s post-Title 42 handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, the crisis has again turned deadly, this time for an illegal immigrant child.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the tragic news on Friday in a statement, saying the agency “is deeply saddened by this tragic loss and our heart goes out to the family, with whom we are in touch.”
“As is standard practice for any situation involving the death of an unaccompanied child or a serious health outcome, HHS’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Division of Health for Unaccompanied Children (DHUC) is reviewing all clinical details of this case, including all inpatient health care records,” the statement continued, though it’s unclear how much information may be available in this case.
We’re unlikely to learn more about the causes, as HHS said that a “medical examiner investigation is underway” but, “due to privacy and safety reasons, ORR cannot share further information on individual cases of children who have been in our care.” Read more…
