Tag Archives: Child
US approved thousands of requests to bring child brides into country over the last decade
Requests to bring in child brides OK'd; legal under US laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of requests by men to bring in child and adolescent brides to live in the United States were approved over the past decade, according to government data obtained by The Associated Press. In one case, a 49-year-old man applied for admission for a 15-year-old girl.
2nd child dead in US custody mourned in Guatemala village
YALAMBOJOCH, Guatemala (AP) — White flowers and flickering candles sat atop a low table inside the simple wooden home in remote, rural Guatemala. Nearby was a small pair of rubber boots, sized to fit an 8-year-old.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump twists facts of child migrant deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, in his first public words about two migrant children who died in Border Patrol custody, misrepresented the circumstances of their deaths as he sought to deflect any responsibility from U.S. authorities.
Trump blames child border deaths on Democrats
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The Latest: Dad: Migrant child who died not previously ill
HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on the death of an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala who U.S. officials say has died in government custody (all times local):
Timeline shows final hours of second Guatemalan child to die in US custody
Guatemalan boy becomes second child to die in U.S. custody in December
The boy and his father were in CBP custody on Monday when a Border Patrol agent noticed the child showing signs of illness, CBP said in a statement. The father and son were taken to the Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center in Alamogordo, New Mexico, where the boy was diagnosed with a common cold and fever, and eventually released by hospital staff. The father and son were not identified, and the agency said it would release more details “as available and appropriate.” Guatemalan officials have been notified of the death, CBP said.
Medical checks ordered for all kids held in US custody after death of 2nd immigrant child this month
