Migrant girl dies in custody: What we know now and where it happened
One week after a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in the custody of U.S. Border Patrol agents, the Department of Homeland Security began disclosing details of the event — after it was made public by the Washington Post.
Conflicting accounts of the child's crossing emerged after the news broke. Based on statements from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, reports by the USA TODAY Network and other news outlets, here's what we know:
Who was the girl?
Seven-year-old Jakelin Caal Maquin was from a small village of Raxruha in Guatemala's Alta Verapaz state. The area is historically Mayan.
Central American media outlets have yet to report information on her family or background.
Was she with family, or traveling alone?
DHS initially said Jakelin was unaccompanied, but later said Jakelin was traveling with her father, Nery Caal, 29, when she entered the United States.
News reports have said the Caals were with a group of 163 migrants.
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