Girl, 8, dies while in custody of US Border Patrol
The recent death of an eight-year-old Panamanian girl, detained along with her family by the US Border Patrol in Harlingen, Texas, marks the second child fatality in US government custody in a span of two weeks. This young life lost has become a symbol of the escalating migration crisis in Latin America, particularly in the vibrant yet busy Rio Grande Valley corridor. The US Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol’s overseeing agency, has been grappling …