The Department of Homeland Security has removed the chief medical officer at US Customs and Border Protection following the death of an 8-year-old girl held in US custody last month, according to a Homeland Security official
David Tarantino, who served in the position, has been reassigned, according to the official. “During his years of service to the CBP Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. David Tarantino has played a key role in significantly expanding the provision of medical care to individuals in CBP custody,” CBP said in a statement.
On the day of her death, Reyes’ mother had made multiple requests for an ambulance, which went unanswered by CBP-contracted medical personnel, the agency said. Reyes was “unconscious and unresponsive” when first responders arrived to her aid, according to the Harlingen Fire Department incident report obtained by CNN through an information request. CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating the death.
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