Immigration

Guatemalan toddler apprehended at border dies after weeks in hospital

By Caitlin Yilek
Published May 16, 2019 4:10am ET
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Guatemalan toddler apprehended at border dies after weeks in hospital
Central American migrants march to the U.S. consulate in Tijuana, Mexico. | (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A 2-year-old Guatemalan boy who was apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in early April died Tuesday after spending weeks in the hospital.

He is the fourth migrant child to die since December after being apprehended at the border. All have been Guatemalan.

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