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May 15, 2023

Unaccompanied Honduran Migrant Teen Dies in U.S. Custody
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In immigration news, government officials confirmed Friday a 17-year-old
unaccompanied migrant teen died at a U.S. Health and Human Services
facility in Florida earlier this month. Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga
Espinoza, who was from Honduras, was found unconscious and later
pronounced dead at a local hospital. The Honduran government is
demanding an investigation into his death. Meanwhile, the teen's mother
says she's received no information about the cause of death. Espinoza
reportedly had epilepsy.

CBS News reports this is the second death of an unaccompanied migrant
child under the Biden administration. A 4-year-old child from Honduras
died in March in HHS custody after being hospitalized for cardiac
arrest. That death was not previously reported by government officials.


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