A 17-year-old migrant child from Honduras who arrived in the U.S. without a parent or guardian has died in government custody in Florida, officials say.
an"exhaustive investigation" into his death. Reina said the child was being held at a shelter used to house unaccompanied children in Safety Harbor, Florida, a small city west of Tampa.
"[The department] is deeply saddened by this tragic loss and our heart goes out to the family, with whom we are in touch," the agency said. The HHS statement noted that the ORR's Division of Health for Unaccompanied Children is"reviewing all clinical details of this case, including all inpatient health care records" and said a medical examiner is conducting an investigation into the child's death.
About 29% of children in ORR custody in fiscal year 2022 hailed from Honduras, like Espinoza. Nearly half came from Guatemala, and about 13% came from El Salvador.
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