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At Yuma border crossing, authorities see more ‘family units’ taking risks
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen a sharp rise in the number of families seeking asylum at the southern border. Some walk in on their own and surrender to authorities, while others try to slip past without being noticed.
Guatemala village mourns child who died in U.S. Border Patrol custody
On Christmas Eve, Felipe Gomez Alonzo became the second Guatemalan child this month to die while in U.S. custody near the Mexican border.
Body of Jakelin Caal, 7-year-old migrant girl who died in U.S. detention, back in Guatemala
The death of Jakelin Caal earlier this month while in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol was a tragic reminder of the plight of Central American migrants.
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How a 7-year-old migrant girl died while in U.S. detention
Attention is being refocused on the U.S. border after news that a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in U.S. detention, within hours of being picked up after crossing illegally with her father. Amna Nawaz also briefs William Brangham on the growing…
Officials say the girls, who U.S. Border Patrol agents found in Lordsburg, New Mexico, was taken into custody and then began having seizures.
Authorities have said the victims were sex workers whom Juan David Ortiz knew and targeted for their vulnerability.
Juan David Ortiz is being held in Laredo on $2.5 million bond on four counts of murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful restraint.
Juan David Ortiz, 35, an intel supervisor for the Border Patrol, was charged with four counts of murder and aggravated assault and unlawful restraint.
Ted Cruz has staged a dramatic about-face on the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policies.
