Amy Goodman
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8-Year-Old Guatemalan Boy Dies in Border Patrol Custody Days After High Court Rejects Asylum Ban
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9:39Now PlayingFor the second time this month, a Guatemalan child has died in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Eightyearold Felix Gomez Alonzo died in New Mexico on Christmas Eve, after being detained since December 18. This follows the death of a 7yearold indigenous Guatemalan girl, Jakelin Caal Maquín, who died on December 8, two days after she and her father presented themselves at the border in a bid for asylum. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has rejected President Trump’s asylum ban, which attempted to deny asylum to anyone entering the country from outside of a legal port of entry. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts joined the liberal wing of the court in the 54 vote. We speak to Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, which helped file the lawsuit.
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