Dec. 25 (UPI) -- An 8-year-old Guatemalan migrant died in U.S. Border Patrol custody on Tuesday, the agency announced.
In a news release, CBP said the child, whose name was not released, was showing signs of illness on Monday while in custody with his father. Both were taken to the Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center in Alamogordo, N.M. The child was diagnosed with a common cold and, when evaluated for release, was found to have a fever, the agency said.