 had died in ICE detention centers over the last two years. That number is undoubtedly higher now; we know at least four more children have died since NBC released its tally.


The original report also noted that many of the migrants who have died under American care were young—“half were not yet 45 years old,” NBC wrote.

In an op-ed published earlier this year, Bronx, N. Y. -based physician Chanelle Diaz wrote that the humanitarian crisis at the U.S./Mexico border was being exacerbated by dangerously neglectful medical care:

As a physician who has evaluated adults held in immigration jails, I have witnessed conditions in detention facilities that are unsafe for adults and deadly for children. Advocates have called attention to overcrowding, insufficient food and water, and abusive conditions at border processing facilities. Across the country, immigration jails are plagued by human and civil rights abuses and dangerously subpar access to medical care.


She continued:

The preventable deaths of adults in immigration detention facilities are no less a crime than the deaths of children. According to an NBC analysis, there have been 22 deaths in ICE detention since Trump took office (not including Felipe, Jakelin, and Mariee). Roxsana Rodriguez, a transgender woman and asylum seeker from Honduras, died in ICE custody in May. An autopsy showed that she had been physically abused before her death. Jose Azurdia, a refugee from Guatemala, died in a California detention facility after falling ill and vomiting. According to Human Rights Watch, a nurse did not want to treat him because “she did not want to get sick.” It turned out that Azurdia was having a heart attack.


This week, acting Department of Homeland Security chief Kevin McAleenan responded to the deaths of migrant children by calling for more funding to help prevent such tragedies.

“That’s why we’ve asked for more [resources],” he told lawmakers. “And we’ve asked for more authority to deal with it to prevent this crisis from happening in the first place and from the children being put at risk.”




But in his comments yesterday, Castro noted that Congress had already given immigration agencies billions of dollars. In fact, as of May this year, the Trump administration has sought $18.5 billion in funding to be spent at the southern border (even as private ICE lockups charged detained asylum-seekers $11 for tubes of toothpaste).

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had died in ICE detention centers over the last two days. That numeral is undoubtedly higher now; we know at least four more child have died since NBC released its run. 


 The original report also note that many of the migrants who have died under American concern were young—“half were not yet 45 years honest-to-god, ” NBC write. 

 In an op - ed published earlier this year, Bronx, N. Y. -based physician Chanelle Diaz spell that the humanitarian crisis at the U.S./Mexico border was being exacerbated by perilously neglectful medical caution: 

 As a physician who has measure adults held in immigration jails, I have witnessed conditions in detention adeptness that are unsafe for adults and deadly for children. Advocates have call attention to overcrowding, insufficient food and water, and abusive conditions at border processing facilities. Across the country, immigration jails are plagued by human and civil rights abuses and perilously subpar entree to medical care. 


 She continued: 

 The preventable death of adults in immigration detention facilities are no less a crime than the deaths of child. According to an NBC analysis, there have been 22 deaths in ICE detention since Trump accept office (not including Felipe, Jakelin, and Mariee). Roxsana Rodriguez, a transgender woman and asylum seeker from Honduras, died in ICE custody in May. An autopsy showed that she had been physically abused before her death. Jose Azurdia, a refugee from Guatemala, died in a California detention adeptness after falling ill and vomit. According to Human Rights Watch, a nurse did not want to treat him because “ she did not want to get pale. ” It turned out that Azurdia was having a heart attack. 


 This week, acting Department of Homeland Security chief Kevin McAleenan responded to the death of migrant children by call for more funding to help oneself prevent such tragedies. 

 “ That ’s why we ’ve ask for more [ resources ], ” he tell lawmakers. “ And we ’ve ask for more authority to deal with it to prevent this crisis from happen in the first space and from the children being put at risk. ” 




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She continued:

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had died in ICE detention centers over two That number undoubtedly higher now; more have died since released its tally. original report also noted that many the migrants who have died under American care were young—“half were not yet years old,” NBC wrote. In an op-ed published earlier this year, Bronx, N. -based Chanelle wrote the humanitarian crisis at the U.S./Mexico border was being exacerbated by dangerously neglectful medical care: As physician who has evaluated adults held in immigration I have witnessed conditions detention facilities that are unsafe adults deadly for Advocates called to overcrowding, insufficient and water, and abusive conditions at border processing facilities. Across the country, immigration jails are plagued by and civil and dangerously access medical She continued: The of adults in immigration detention facilities a crime than the deaths of children. According an NBC there have been 22 deaths in detention since Trump took office (not including Felipe, and Mariee). Roxsana Rodriguez, a transgender woman and asylum seeker from Honduras, died in ICE May. An autopsy showed she had been abused her Jose a refugee Guatemala, died in a California detention facility after falling ill and According to Human Rights Watch, a nurse did not want him “she did not to get sick.” It out Azurdia was having a This acting Security Kevin responded to the deaths migrant children by calling for funding to help prevent asked for more [resources],” he told lawmakers. “And asked for more authority to deal with to prevent this crisis from happening in the first place and from children being risk.” But in his comments yesterday, Castro noted Congress had already given agencies billions of dollars. In fact, as of May year, Trump administration sought $18.5 billion funding to be at the southern as private lockups detained tubes of toothpaste). “
 had died in ICE detention centErs over the Last tWo yEarS. THat nUmbeR is undoubtedly HIgheR now; we know at least four mOre chIlDRen hAVe Died sInce NBC RElEASed ItS tAllY.


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IN an op-ed puBlIShed eaRLier thiS YEaR, BroNx, N. Y. -based physiciaN chANelle Diaz wrote That thE hUMaNITarIan Crisis at thE U.s./MexiCO border WAs BEINg eXAcerbated by daNgerously neGLecTful meDiCal CAre:

As a PhysiCiAN whO has evaluatEd adUlts held iN immigRAtion jaILs, I have WitnesSed ConDitiONs In DetEnTIon FAcIliTIes That are uNsAfE for aDultS AND DeadLy fOr chIldreN. Advocates havE caLled ATteNtion To oveRcroWdIng, inSufficIent fOoD and water, and abuSive ConditionS at BoRdeR pRocesSIng facIliTieS. Across The counTRy, iMmIGRAtIon jails are plagued By HUMaN and civiL rightS AbUsES and dangErOusLy suBPAr accEss tO MeDical carE.


She coNTiNuEd:

The prEvEntablE dEatHs oF adulTS in iMmigraTion deteNtion FAcilities are no LEss a crime than THe DEAtHS of cHilDren. AccordiNg to AN NBC AnalYSiS, thERe havE been 22 DeAThS In ICE detention since trUmp tooK offiCe (not includinG Felipe, JakELIN, and MariEe). RoXSaNA Rodriguez, a traNsgenDer woman anD Asylum seEker fRom HonduRas, died in ice custody In MAy. AN auTopSY ShOwed that she haD BEen pHySically AbuSed befoRe hEr dEatH. JoSe azurdia, a rEfugee frOm guAtEmAla, Died iN A CaliforNiA deTeNtiOn facILity afTer faLlinG iLl ANd vOmiting. aCcORDing To huMan RIghTs watch, A nurSE diD not wanT to treat hIm bECausE “sHe Did not wAnt to get sick.” IT tUrned out thAt azuRdia waS HAving a heArt attack.


This week, acting dEpartmeNt oF HomeLand security cHieF Kevin mcALEenan rEspondEd to tHe DeaTHS of miGRAnT chIlDren by callING foR more FuNdinG to help Prevent such tragediES.

“ThAt’s why we’ve askEd fOr moRE [ReSouRCeS],” He tOlD LawMAKers. “And we’ve askeD for more auThORiTy to deal wiTH it To Prevent This criSis frOM happenIng in the fIrst place AnD froM THe cHildren beiNg put at rIsk.”




But in hIS commENtS yestErdAy, CastRo NotEd thaT CongrESs hAd alrEady giVeN immigRatioN aGencies bIllions of dollars. In fact, aS of May This yEar, The Trump aDmiNIstRation has SougHt $18.5 billion iN fuNdiNg to bE spENt at tHe soUThErn BOrder (Even AS private Ice lOckUPS cHarged detaiNED AsyLum-seEkeRS $11 for tuBes oF toothpaste).

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 had died in ICE detention  centers o ver t helas ttwoyear s. That number is u ndoubtedly higher now;  we k no w  atl ea st fo ur more ch i l dre nha vedi e dsince  NB C relea sed its ta lly .

The origin a lreport als o n oted that ma nyof the  m igr a nts w hohavedied u n der Am erican ca re were y o ung—“ha l f  w erenot yet 45 yearso ld , ” NBC wrote.
In anop - ed p ubl ish ed earlier  t his y e ar, Bro n x, N .  Y. -based physic ian Chanell e  Di az wro te  th a t thehuman it a ria n crisis at  the  U.S./Mex ico bo r der was being e xacerb ate d b y da n ge ro usl yn egl e ct ful med ical car e: 
As aphys i c i a n wh o h as e valua ted adults he ldin i m mig ratio n jai ls,Ihavewitnes sed c on ditions in dete ntio n facilit ies  t hat  a re un s afe fo r a dul ts anddeadlyf orch i l d re n. Advocates haveca l l ed  attenti on too ve rc r owding,in suf fici e n t foo d an d  w ater, an d abus i ve  c onditio ns  at bo rd erpro cessi n g fa ciliti es. Acro ss th e  country, immi g ration jailsa re p la g uedbyhuman and c ivil righ ts a b us esa nd da ngero us l ys ubpar access to med ic al car e.

She continued :

The pre v e n table de aths of adults in immi grati on detenti o n facili tiesare no l ess a cri m e  than th e d eat hsofc h il dren. Accordi n g  toan  NBC an aly sis, th ere  ha vebee n22 deaths  in ICEde te nt io n s inceT rump too koff ic e ( not i n cludin g Fel ipe,  J ak e lin , and M a ri e e ). R ox sa na R odr ig uez,a tr a nsg ender w oman andasy l um s ee ke r fromHonduras, die din ICE cus to dyin May . An autop sy showed that she hadb een phy sic allyabus ed before  he r deat h.J ose Az urdia,  a re fu gee f rom G u a te mal a,  died in a C ali forni adete ntion f acility after fall i ngill and vomit ing . Ac c o rd ing to Hum an Rig h t s Watch, a nurs e did notwa n tto treat h i m b ec ause “s he didnot w a nt to g et sick.”  It turne doutt h atAzurdia wa s having  a hearta ttack . 

This  we ek, ac ti ngDepar tmento f H omela nd Sec ur ity ch ief K ev in McAle enan responded to the d eathsof mi gra nt childr enb y c alling fo r mo re funding  to  he lp pr eve n t suc h tr a ge die s .

“T hat’ s  why we’v e  a ske d fo r more [res o u r ces ],” h e t o ld law make rs. “And we’ve as k ed for more au thor i t y t o d e al w it h it to preven t t hi s crisis f ro m happening  in thefi r st pl ace an d from  the ch i l dr e n bein g pu t a t risk.”


B u t in hi sco m mentsyest er day, C astron oted t hat Congress had  alre a d y giv e n i mmigr at ion age n cies  billionsof dollars.  In fa ct,as of  May th is  year,  th eTrump admi n istration  hassought$1 8.5bil lion i n fu n d ing t o be  s pen t at thes o ut h er nb ord er ( evenas  pri vate ICEl ockups c har g ed deta in eda s ylum-s e ek e r s $11 fortub es of t oothpaste) . 

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 had_died in_ICE detention centers over_the last_two_years. That_number_is undoubtedly higher_now; we know_at least four more_children have died_since_NBC released its tally.


The original report also noted that many of the migrants who_have_died under_American_care_were young—“half were not yet_45 years old,” NBC wrote.

In_an op-ed_published earlier this year, Bronx, N. Y. -based_physician_Chanelle Diaz wrote_that the humanitarian crisis at the U.S./Mexico border was_being exacerbated by dangerously neglectful medical_care:

As a physician_who_has_evaluated adults held in_immigration jails, I have witnessed conditions_in detention facilities that are unsafe_for adults and deadly for children. Advocates_have called attention to overcrowding, insufficient_food and water, and abusive_conditions at_border processing facilities. Across the_country, immigration jails_are plagued_by human and_civil rights abuses and dangerously subpar_access to medical_care.


She continued:

The preventable deaths of adults_in_immigration detention facilities_are_no_less a_crime than the_deaths_of children._According_to an NBC analysis, there have_been_22 deaths in ICE detention since Trump_took office (not including_Felipe,_Jakelin, and Mariee). Roxsana_Rodriguez, a transgender woman and_asylum seeker from Honduras, died in_ICE custody_in May._An autopsy showed that she had been physically abused before her_death. Jose Azurdia, a refugee from_Guatemala, died in a_California detention_facility_after falling ill_and_vomiting. According_to Human Rights Watch, a nurse did_not want_to treat him because “she did_not want to get_sick.”_It turned out that Azurdia was_having a heart attack.


This week, acting_Department of Homeland Security chief_Kevin_McAleenan_responded to the deaths of_migrant children by calling for more_funding to help_prevent such tragedies.

“That’s why we’ve asked for_more_[resources],” he told lawmakers. “And we’ve_asked_for more authority to deal with_it_to_prevent this crisis from happening_in the first place and from_the children being put at risk.”




But in his comments_yesterday, Castro noted_that Congress had already given_immigration_agencies_billions of dollars. In fact, as of May this year,_the Trump_administration has sought_$18.5 billion in funding to be spent at the southern_border (even as private ICE lockups charged_detained asylum-seekers $11 for tubes of toothpaste).

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