BREAKING: Guatemalan boy, 8, dies in immigration custody on Christmas
An 8-year-old Guatemalan boy died of unknown causes in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shortly after midnight on Christmas in New Mexico, the agency said in a statement Tuesday.
A Border Patrol agent noticed that the child, who was apprehended with his father, "showed signs of potential illness" on Monday, CBP said. The official cause of the child's death is still unknown and CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility will conduct a review, according to the statement.
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