Record 24,000 Migrant Children Caught at Border in December–In Just First Three Weeks
December 26, 2018
Customs and Border Patrol have apprehended a record number of migrant children at the Southern border in December–24,000–with one more week to go in a month that has seen two children from Guatemala die in custody after falling ill after being brought illegally into the U.S. by their fathers.
ABC News reporter Matt Gutman noted the stunning number of children pouring across the border in a report on the death of an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy, Felipe Gómez Alonzo, on Christmas Eve, “.@CBP launching an internal investigation after 2nd child died in its custody in less than 3 weeks. The @CDCgov has been notified amidst a record number of children crossing the border this month – 24k. What the agency’s commissioner told me, now on @GMA“
.@CBP launching an internal investigation after 2nd child died in its custody in less than 3 weeks. The @CDCgov has been notified amidst a record number of children crossing the border this month – 24k. What the agency’s commissioner told me, now on @GMA https://t.co/vKYVNxgl2A
— Matt Gutman (@mattgutmanABC) December 26, 2018
Questions surround the death of an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died while in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody after being treated for an undisclosed illness. @MattGutmanABC has the latest on the investigation. https://t.co/6XKGdRxy79 pic.twitter.com/QIQuzvlVCG
— Good Morning America (@GMA) December 26, 2018
24,000 adults would make a good sized town by themselves. 24,000 children is at least a dozen or more school buildings plus all the welfare and government funded care that minors are entitled to just for being here.
Many of the children are unaccompanied by an adult, but most are part of “family units”. Statistics posted by CBP for the Southwestern region show over 100,000 family units and unaccompanied children were caught in the first two months of FY 2019, October and November. UACs averaged about 5,000 for those two months. The number of migrant FUs averaged 24,000. That 24,000 children have been caught in the first three weeks of December is staggering and is overwhelmng the ability of the government to process and take care of the migrants–(classic Cloward-Piven strategy in action.) Because logistics and overcrowding the Guatemalan boy was moved with his father to several CBP facilities after they were caught on December 18 before he took ill.
CBP definition of FUs: “Family Unit represents the number of individuals (either a child under 18 years old, parent or legal guardian) apprehended with a family member by the U.S. Border Patrol.”
CBP released a timeline of the Guatemalan boy’s apprehension and medical care, along with updated guidelines for children in CBP custody. The CBP statement can be read here.)
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/12/25/cbp-share...alan-child
The following timeline, based on an understanding of the facts at this stage, is in local time, Mountain Standard Time.
On December 18, at approximately 1300 hours, an eight year-old child was apprehended with his father at 3.29 miles west of the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas for illegal entry.
Driving distance from that apprehension location to Paso Del Norte Port (PDT) is less than 15 minutes; however, groups may be detained in the field until transportation becomes available.
On December 18, at approximately 1639 hours, the father and child were transferred to the PDT processing center.
While detained at PDT, the child and his father were provided hot food, snacks, juice, and water, and the agents logged six welfare checks.
On December 20, at 1200 hours, the child and his father were transferred to El Paso Border Patrol Station (EPS).
From December 20 to December 22, the child and his father were provided with showers, food, juice, and water, and the agents logged 17 welfare checks.
On December 22, at approximately 2317 hours, U.S. Border Patrol transferred the child and father to the Alamogordo Border Patrol Station (ALA) to finalize processing. The child and his father were transferred because of capacity levels at the El Paso Station.
On December 23, at approximately 0108 hours, the child and his father arrived at the Alamogordo Station.
Upon arrival, the child and his father were provided with personal hygiene products and meals, and they received several welfare checks.
On December 24, at about 0539 hours, a placement request for the child and his father was e-mailed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations’ family placement inbox.
On December 24, at approximately 0900 hours, a processing agent noticed that the child was coughing and appeared to have glossy eyes.
On December 24, at approximately 0930 hours, based on the agents’ observations, the child and his father were transferred to GCRMC with possible influenza symptoms.
DIDN'T THE FATHER NOTICE THAT HIS SON WAS SICK? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS FATHER???
On December 24, at about 1130 hours, hospital staff conducted several tests on the child for strep throat.
On December 24, at about 1245 hours, the child was given a diagnosis of common cold and given Tylenol.
On December 24, at about 1320 hours, the child was evaluated for release and found to have a 103 degree fever and was held for continued observation.
On December 24, at about 1450 hours, the child was released from the ER with a prescription for amoxicillin and Ibuprofen.
The child and his father were transported to temporary holding at the Highway 70 checkpoint. While at the checkpoint, the child and his father were offered and accepted a hot meal.
At about 1700, agents provided the child with a dose of the prescribed medication as ordered by the medical staff and agents conducted several welfare checks that evening.
On December 24 at 1900 hours, the child appeared to be nauseous and vomited. Agents were aware of this and helped clean up the vomit.
His father declined further medical assistance as the child had been feeling better .
On December 24, at about 2200 hours, the child appeared lethargic and nauseous again.
As no EMT was on-duty, out of caution, agents made the decision to return the child and his father to GCRMC.
On December 24, duri,ng transportation to the hospital the boy began to vomit and he lost consciousness.
At 2307 hours, radio traffic indicated that the agent had arrived at GCRMC where he was met by hospital staff.
The GCRMC staff were unable to revive the child and pronounced him deceased at 2348 hours on December 24, 2018.
The child’s body will be transported to Alamogordo Funeral Home pending transfer to Albuquerque for autopsy.
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/12/25/cbp-share...alan-child
December 26, 2018
Customs and Border Patrol have apprehended a record number of migrant children at the Southern border in December–24,000–with one more week to go in a month that has seen two children from Guatemala die in custody after falling ill after being brought illegally into the U.S. by their fathers.
ABC News reporter Matt Gutman noted the stunning number of children pouring across the border in a report on the death of an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy, Felipe Gómez Alonzo, on Christmas Eve, “.@CBP launching an internal investigation after 2nd child died in its custody in less than 3 weeks. The @CDCgov has been notified amidst a record number of children crossing the border this month – 24k. What the agency’s commissioner told me, now on @GMA“
.@CBP launching an internal investigation after 2nd child died in its custody in less than 3 weeks. The @CDCgov has been notified amidst a record number of children crossing the border this month – 24k. What the agency’s commissioner told me, now on @GMA https://t.co/vKYVNxgl2A
— Matt Gutman (@mattgutmanABC) December 26, 2018
Questions surround the death of an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died while in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody after being treated for an undisclosed illness. @MattGutmanABC has the latest on the investigation. https://t.co/6XKGdRxy79 pic.twitter.com/QIQuzvlVCG
— Good Morning America (@GMA) December 26, 2018
24,000 adults would make a good sized town by themselves. 24,000 children is at least a dozen or more school buildings plus all the welfare and government funded care that minors are entitled to just for being here.
Many of the children are unaccompanied by an adult, but most are part of “family units”. Statistics posted by CBP for the Southwestern region show over 100,000 family units and unaccompanied children were caught in the first two months of FY 2019, October and November. UACs averaged about 5,000 for those two months. The number of migrant FUs averaged 24,000. That 24,000 children have been caught in the first three weeks of December is staggering and is overwhelmng the ability of the government to process and take care of the migrants–(classic Cloward-Piven strategy in action.) Because logistics and overcrowding the Guatemalan boy was moved with his father to several CBP facilities after they were caught on December 18 before he took ill.
CBP definition of FUs: “Family Unit represents the number of individuals (either a child under 18 years old, parent or legal guardian) apprehended with a family member by the U.S. Border Patrol.”
CBP released a timeline of the Guatemalan boy’s apprehension and medical care, along with updated guidelines for children in CBP custody. The CBP statement can be read here.)
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/12/25/cbp-share...alan-child
The following timeline, based on an understanding of the facts at this stage, is in local time, Mountain Standard Time.
On December 18, at approximately 1300 hours, an eight year-old child was apprehended with his father at 3.29 miles west of the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas for illegal entry.
Driving distance from that apprehension location to Paso Del Norte Port (PDT) is less than 15 minutes; however, groups may be detained in the field until transportation becomes available.
On December 18, at approximately 1639 hours, the father and child were transferred to the PDT processing center.
While detained at PDT, the child and his father were provided hot food, snacks, juice, and water, and the agents logged six welfare checks.
On December 20, at 1200 hours, the child and his father were transferred to El Paso Border Patrol Station (EPS).
From December 20 to December 22, the child and his father were provided with showers, food, juice, and water, and the agents logged 17 welfare checks.
On December 22, at approximately 2317 hours, U.S. Border Patrol transferred the child and father to the Alamogordo Border Patrol Station (ALA) to finalize processing. The child and his father were transferred because of capacity levels at the El Paso Station.
On December 23, at approximately 0108 hours, the child and his father arrived at the Alamogordo Station.
Upon arrival, the child and his father were provided with personal hygiene products and meals, and they received several welfare checks.
On December 24, at about 0539 hours, a placement request for the child and his father was e-mailed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations’ family placement inbox.
On December 24, at approximately 0900 hours, a processing agent noticed that the child was coughing and appeared to have glossy eyes.
On December 24, at approximately 0930 hours, based on the agents’ observations, the child and his father were transferred to GCRMC with possible influenza symptoms.
DIDN'T THE FATHER NOTICE THAT HIS SON WAS SICK? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS FATHER???
On December 24, at about 1130 hours, hospital staff conducted several tests on the child for strep throat.
On December 24, at about 1245 hours, the child was given a diagnosis of common cold and given Tylenol.
On December 24, at about 1320 hours, the child was evaluated for release and found to have a 103 degree fever and was held for continued observation.
On December 24, at about 1450 hours, the child was released from the ER with a prescription for amoxicillin and Ibuprofen.
The child and his father were transported to temporary holding at the Highway 70 checkpoint. While at the checkpoint, the child and his father were offered and accepted a hot meal.
At about 1700, agents provided the child with a dose of the prescribed medication as ordered by the medical staff and agents conducted several welfare checks that evening.
On December 24 at 1900 hours, the child appeared to be nauseous and vomited. Agents were aware of this and helped clean up the vomit.
His father declined further medical assistance as the child had been feeling better .
On December 24, at about 2200 hours, the child appeared lethargic and nauseous again.
As no EMT was on-duty, out of caution, agents made the decision to return the child and his father to GCRMC.
On December 24, duri,ng transportation to the hospital the boy began to vomit and he lost consciousness.
At 2307 hours, radio traffic indicated that the agent had arrived at GCRMC where he was met by hospital staff.
The GCRMC staff were unable to revive the child and pronounced him deceased at 2348 hours on December 24, 2018.
The child’s body will be transported to Alamogordo Funeral Home pending transfer to Albuquerque for autopsy.
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/12/25/cbp-share...alan-child
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