Eight-year-old girl dies after being detained by border patrol in Texas

Child died following a medical emergency', Customs and Border Protection says, a week after a teen died in custody in Florida

An eight-year old girl died after being detained by border patrol agents in Texas, as the death toll among desperate people seeking refuge in the US continues to mount.

According to a statement by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the child died following a medical emergency" while held with her family at a detention facility in Harlingen, a city in the Rio Grande valley.

This article was amended on 18 May 2023 to correct the name of the city of Safety Harbor.