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. Guatemalan officials have been notified of the death, CBP said. Guatemala's Foreign Ministry said its consul in Phoenix was seeking to interview the boy's father, to whom it pledged to give all necessary consular assistance and protection. The boy's death followed the death in early December of 7-year-old Jakelin Caal, also from Guatemala. It was not immediately known if the watchdog would open an investigation into the boy's death.

Source: bd News24 December 26, 2018 03:33 UTC