Death of another migrant child in the care of the United States

A 2-year-old migrant child died in the custody of the Government of United States after crossing the border with Mexico.

He is the fourth miner who died after being stopped by the Border Patrol since December., informed a Guatemalan official.

Tekandi Paniagua, Guatemala's consul in Del Rio, Texas, said Wednesday that The boy entered the United States with his mother in El Paso, Texas, in early April.

Paniagua stated that the child had fever and breathing difficulties, so the authorities took him to a children's hospitalwhere he was diagnosed pneumonia

The child was hospitalized aproximadameA month before dying on Tuesday. The newspaper The Washington Post He reported his death first.

The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Thursday that The mother of the child told the officers that his son had fallen ill on April 6, three days after their arrest, and that he had been hospitalized that day.

Since a long time Activists question the border patrol's ability to take care of the thousands of parents and children in detention. The agency says it is overwhelmed by the increase in the number of migrant families crossing the US-Mexico border.

On the same Thursday and after years of setbacks and stagnation, President Donald Trump on Thursday introduced another immigration plan to convince the public and US lawmakers of the need to reform the current system.

The President explained that his plan is aimed at "radical modernization" of the legal immigration process which "is totally dysfunctional". It will be based on the merit of those who want to live in the United States.

"Our proposal is for pro-American, immigrant and pro. It will help everyone to realize the American dream, "he promised. We will no longer discriminate against bright and talented immigrants. We want these outstanding students to stay in the United States, "he added, explaining that the proposal would be based on merit.

The Republican explained that he had decided to replace the traditional "green cards" with "Build America Visa" (Visa Builds United States).