Rep. Garcia Issues Statement on Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs & Border Protection Custody Act
July 25, 2019
July 25, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Jesus Chuy Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following statement after voting for the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act (H.R. 3239):
"Yesterday we learned details about the autopsy of Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez, a 16-year-old Guatemalan boy who died two months ago while in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Weslaco, Texas. Carlos died of the flu, complicated by pneumonia an . . .
"Yesterday we learned details about the autopsy of Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez, a 16-year-old Guatemalan boy who died two months ago while in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Weslaco, Texas. Carlos died of the flu, complicated by pneumonia an . . .