He wanted to live the American Dream': Honduran teen dies in U.S. immigration custody
The teenager was identified as Angel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza, according to a tweet from Honduran foreign relations minister Enrique Reina. Maradiaga was detained at a facility in Safety Harbor, Florida, Reina said, and died Wednesday. His death underscored concerns about a strained immigration system as the Biden administration manages the end of asylum restrictions known as Title 42.
This week, someone who identified himself only as one of her son's friends at the shelter called her to say that when he had awakened for breakfast, Angel Eduardo didn't respond and was dead. “No one tells me anything. The anguish is killing me,” she said. “They say they are awaiting the autopsy results and don't give me any other answer.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called the news “devastating” and referred questions about the investigation to HHS. HHS operates long-term facilities to hold children who cross the border without a parent until they can be placed with a sponsor. HHS facilities generally have beds and facilities as well as schooling and other activities for minors, unlike Border Patrol stations and detention sites in which detainees sometimes sleep on the floor in cells.
Angel Eduardo had studied until eighth grade before leaving school to work. Most recently he had been working as a mechanic's assistant. He had been a standout soccer player in Olanchito in northern Honduras since he was 7 years old, his mother said.
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