A little immigrant girl has died after being arrested by border guards in Harlingen, Texas (in the southern United States), US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said.

An 8-year-old child was declared dead in the hospital where he was taken when he suddenly developed serious health problems, according to the federal police service.

He added that an investigation is underway into the death of a child who was detained and held with his parents. Her name and country of origin have not been released.

The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General was notified of the case, according to a CBP statement.

This is the first death of a child at the hands of an American border guard since 2019, the Los Angeles Times reported, broadcast by a German news agency. At the time, the death of a 16-year-old boy from Guatemala sparked outrage at Republican President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy.

The administration of his successor Joe Biden has been under constant criticism from the Republican opposition, accusing it of turning the border with Mexico into a “colander”.

Although the Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday that the number of people trying to illegally cross Mexico’s border with the United States has declined since new immigration rules went into effect last week, the number of immigrants in CBP custody exceeded 28,000. days ago, they exceeded their capabilities.

Source: RES-IPE