Rep. Joaquin Castro says Trump administration "covered up" death of migrant girl
Source: CBS News
BY CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ
MAY 22, 2019 / 10:38 PM / CBS NEWS
Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro, the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, accused the Trump administration of covering up the death of a 10-year-old migrant girl from El Salvador by failing to inform Congress and the American public. CBS News learned Wednesday that the girl, whose death in September 2018 had not been previously reported, had died in a hospital after entering government care in San Antonio.
"It's outrageous that another child has died in government custody and that the Trump administration didn't tell anybody," Castro told CBS News Wednesday night, referring to an exclusive report by CBS News that disclosed the girl's death.
The Texas Democrat, the twin brother of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro, said he had not seen "any indication" the Department of Health of Human Services (HHS), which had custody of the child when she died, briefed any lawmaker or congressional committee on the girl's death.
"They covered up her death for eight months, even though we were actively asking the question about whether any child had died or been seriously injured," Castro added. Castro noted Democrats began asking the administration about migrant deaths in U.S. custody in the wake of the deaths of Jakelin Caal Maquin, 7, and Felipe Gómez Alonzo, 8, in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody.
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