A border patrol agent speaks to individuals who had been apprehended in Yuma, Arizona on May 11 a the U.S. border as Title 42 expired. The company mentioned on Wednesday that an 8-year-old lady died after being detained.

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A border patrol agent speaks to individuals who had been apprehended in Yuma, Arizona on May 11 a the U.S. border as Title 42 expired. The company mentioned on Wednesday that an 8-year-old lady died after being detained.

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An 8-year-old lady died whereas in custody with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Texas, the agency said on Wednesday.

The baby was being held together with her household on the CBP station in Harlingen, Texas, when “she experienced a medical emergency,” the company mentioned. Emergency Medical Services transported her to a neighborhood hospital, the place she was pronounced lifeless.

Information in regards to the lady’s identify and nationality was not instantly obtainable.

The CBP mentioned its inner affairs unit, the Office of Professional Responsibility, is conducting an investigation of the incident, as is customary protocol after an in-custody demise.

The Harlingen station sits on the southern tip of Texas, a piece of the border that is seen a rise in migrant crossings over the previous couple of weeks in anticipation of a return to outdated insurance policies following the lifting of Title 42. The coverage allowed officers to rapidly flip again migrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border over the past three years.

As of May 11, officers should detain or launch individuals who cross the border. In anticipation of that coverage change, CBP detained more than 28,000 migrants last week — far above official capability.

For now, a federal choose in Florida has blocked the administration from releasing migrants into the U.S. with no court docket date. The ruling sparked concern from immigration officers, who mentioned that holding migrants longer might result in unsafe situations.

The demise comes only a week after a 17-year-old boy from Honduras died whereas being detained in Florida, at a facility for unaccompanied minors run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The company didn’t launch a explanation for demise.

The boy was the primary migrant child to die in U.S. custody in the course of the Biden administration, in accordance with a report from NPR member station WLRN. At least six migrant kids died in U.S. custody during the Trump administration.

In April, the CBP tracked 58,964 encounters with migrant households and 11,478 unaccompanied minors, in accordance with data shared by the agency. CBP encounters with migrant households elevated 28% between March and April.