Death of migrant girl in US border custody could have been avoided
ISTANBUL (AA) – An official report says the death of an eight-year-old migrant girl in U.S. custody earlier this year could have been avoided.
The Palestinian-born girl Anadith Tanas Alvarez who was detained by U.S. Border Patrol, died of a high fever of more than 40 degrees in May.
Dr. Paul Wise, the independent monitor, said the death of minor girl was “clearly preventable”
He said the death has raised “deep concerns” about government care for migrants at the southern border.
Wise, a pediatrician, was appointed by a court to investigate the death.
Alvarez’s numerous pleas for medical help went unheeded, even though she had breathing problems and flu-like symptoms and was in pain.
The migrant girl suffered from pathological cell anemia and cardiac complications. She was denied the use of an ambulance three times before reporting a seizure.
Officials requested an ambulance after the seizure, but it was too late as the girl succumbed to her intense body heat shortly thereafter.
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