Haitian Bridge Alliance and The Texas Civil Rights Project presented the legal complaint on behalf of the family of Anadith Tanay Reyes Álvarez, who He died on May 17, 2023 when he was in custody of the border patrol along with their parents and their 2 older brothers at the Harlingen (Texas) facilities.
A CBP investigation determined that between the afternoon of May 14, when the family, of Honduran origin, arrived in Harlingen, and the morning of May 17, The mother sought attention to the girl at least 9 times by symptoms similar to those of influenza.
The day she died, the girl (born in Panama) was attended by a practicing nurse four times after complaining stomach pain, nausea and breathing difficulty. The nurse had refused to send the girl to a hospital and for when she did it was too late.
“We demand responsibility and transparency to the CBP, an agency that has failed too many people”Organizations said in a statement, in which they stressed that the death of the little girl could be avoided.
The Death of Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez, An 8-Yr-Old Girl Who Diet in Custody of Us Border Patrol, Is A Stark Reminder of Systemic Inadequacies of Health Care in Detention That Phr & Others Have Been Highlighting For Years.
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– Physicans for Human Rights (@P4HR) November 30, 2023
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