Agency Memos & Announcements, Federal Agencies

CBP Releases Interim Procedures on Notification of a Death in Custody

12/17/18 AILA Doc. No. 18121936. Admissions & Border

CBP released a policy memo providing policy and procedures to be followed for notifications related to the death of an individual in the custody of CBP to internal program officers, DHS, Congress, the public, international partners, and others.

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Cite as AILA Doc. No. 18121936.

Related Resources

Southern Border Communities Coalition: Tracking Death and Abuse by Border Patrol
The Washington Post: Border officials issue new prompt notification policy after migrant child's death went undisclosed - December 19, 2018
The Washington Post: 7-year-old migrant girl taken into Border Patrol custody dies of dehydration, exhaustion - December 13, 2018

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