The death of an immigrant child in Border Patrol custody could have been prevented

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The former President of the American Academy of Pediatrics says the death of a 7 year old girl in Border Patrol custody could likely have been prevented with better medical treatment. Dr. Colleen Kraft says the autopsy report released Friday on the death of Jakelin Maquin shows the Guatemalan child had contracted an infection with initially subtle symptoms before she began vomiting and experiencing a severe fever. Dr. Kraft says an examination by a trained professional almost certainly would have caught the signs in time to treat her. There’s been no comment on that yet from Customs and Border Patrol.