8-Year-Old Sick at Border For Days, Then Collapses

An 8-year-old migrant girl with a heart condition and sickle cell anemia died in US Border Patrol custody after pleading for medical help and not receiving proper care for days.
The girl's mother requested medical aid three times on the day her daughter died, but her pleas were ignored.
Border Patrol knew of the girl's medical history but only provided basic care and delayed taking her to an emergency room despite obvious symptoms.
The girl complained of vomiting, stomach pains and had a seizure before being transported to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Her death has prompted demands for an investigation and criticism that Border Patrol fails to properly care for those with serious medical needs in its custody.