A 17-year-old Honduran boy died while in the custody of U.S. immigration on May 10 while being detained at a facility in Safety Harbor, Florida.
“The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is deeply saddened by this tragic loss and our heart goes out to the family, with whom we are in touch,” the department said in a statement to reporters.
American and Honduran officials confirmed the death on May 12, one day after Title 42 asylum restrictions ended.
The teen has been identified as Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza, according to a May 11 post on Twitter from Enrique Reina, Honduran foreign relations minister….
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