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Family Sues US over 8-Year-Old's Death in Custody After Crossing the Border
The suit says medical staff ignored warning signs, including a 104.9-degree fever, before the girl died after eight days in custody.
- The Honduran family of Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, an 8-year-old who died in U.S. custody in 2023, sued the federal government on Friday.
- While detained for eight days in Donna and Harlingen, Texas, Anadith developed a fever of 104.9 F, nausea, and breathing difficulties; she was not taken to a hospital until her condition became critical.
- An internal CPB investigation found medical personnel failed to review documents the mother provided describing the girl's sensitive chronic heart condition and sickle cell anemia.
- Rossel Reyes Martinez, the girl's father, said Thursday the family filed suit "to ensure that no family has to endure the same pain we have endured." The lawsuit seeks damages for their loss.
- This wrongful death lawsuit follows a tort claim filed against the government last year that was denied in October; the Department of Homeland Security has not yet responded to comment requests.
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Family Sues US Over Death of 8-Year-Old in Border Custody
MCALLEN, TX — The family of an 8-year-old Honduran girl who died in U.S. border custody has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government, alleging medical neglect during her detention. According to reporting from Associated Press, Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez died in 2023 after being held for eight days at Border Patrol facilities in Texas. The lawsuit claims medical staff failed to act despite clear warning signs, including a fe…
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Family sues US over 8-year-old's death in custody after crossing the border
A Honduran family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government after their 8-year-old girl with a heart condition died in federal custody after crossing the border in 2023.
Family sues US government over death of 8-year-old in custodyA family from Honduras has filed a lawsuit alleging that their sick child in Texas was denied medical care. Doctors ignored medical records and refused to admit him to hospital.
Family sues U.S. over child, 8, who died in custody after crossing border - THE LOCAL REPORT ARTICLES
The family of an 8-year-old girl with heart disease who died in U.S. custody after crossing the border in 2023 sued the federal government on Friday. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit. (Representative photo/AP) Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who suffered from chronic heart disease, […] The post Family sues U.S. over child, 8, who died in custody after crossing border appeared fi…
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