{"id":350729,"date":"2026-04-10T19:23:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/family-sues-us-over-8-year-olds-death-in-custody-after-crossing-the-border"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:23:53","slug":"family-sues-us-over-8-year-olds-death-in-custody-after-crossing-the-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/family-sues-us-over-8-year-olds-death-in-custody-after-crossing-the-border","title":{"rendered":"Household sues US over 8-year-old’s demise in custody after crossing the border"},"content":{"rendered":"


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McALLEN, Texas — <\/span>The Honduran family of an 8-year-old girl with a heart condition who died in U.S. custody after crossing the border in 2023 sued the federal government on Friday.<\/p>\n

Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who had chronic heart problems and sickle cell anemia<\/a>, got sick with flu-like symptoms and died after being detained for eight days in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Donna, then later Harlingen, Texas. <\/p>\n

An internal CPB investigation<\/a> found found failures in providing proper medical care and that medical personnel did not review documents the mother offered which described the girl’s sensitive condition. In custody, Anadith had a high fever of 104.9 F (40.5 C) as well as nausea, breathing difficulties and pain.<\/p>\n

Despite pleas from her mom, the child was not taken to a hospital until her body went limp in her mother’s arms<\/a>. Mabel Alvarez Benedicks described her daughter’s death in an emotional interview with The Associated Press later that week.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit. <\/p>\n

Friday’s wrongful death lawsuit follows a tort claim<\/a> made against the government last year which was denied in October. The lawsuit is seeking to cover damages suffered by the family but does not request a specific monetary amount.<\/p>\n

The child’s mother said she visits a psychiatrist regularly and takes medication to help her sleep. Her father, Rossel Reyes Martinez, said their daughter’s death was the realization of a parent’s worst nightmare. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat is why we are filing this lawsuit today in her memory, to ensure that no family has to endure the same pain we have endured,\u201d her father said Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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