An 8-year-old girl died Wednesday in Border Patrol custody in Harlingen, Texas, authorities say, a rare occurrence that comes as the agency struggles with overcrowding.
The Border Patrol had 28,717 people in custody on May 10, the day before pandemic-related asylum restrictions expired, which was double from two weeks earlier, according to a court filing. By Sunday, the number had dropped 23% to 22,259, still unusually high.
The average time in custody on Sunday was 77 hours, five hours more than the maximum allowed under agency policy. Last week, the Border Patrol began releasing migrants in the U.S. without notices to appear in immigration court, instead directing them to report to an immigration office within 60 days. The move spares Border Patrol agents time-consuming processing duties, allowing them to open space in holding facilities. A federal judge in Florida ordered an end to the quick releases.
Also last week, a 17-year-old Honduran boy traveling alone died in U.S. Health and Human Services Department custody.
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