7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Died in U.S. Custody, Family Wants Investigation

December 16, 2018

A migrant girl died after being detained by American authorities and now her family is calling for an investigation. Jakelin Caal, 7, migrated with her father from Guatemala. They were apprehended by Border Patrol agents after crossing in to New Mexico according to The Department of Homeland Security. The agency says the child became sick and stopped breathing. She was airlifted to a hospital where she died. InsideEdition.com's Mara Montalbano (https://twitter.com/MaraMontalbano) has more.

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