They investigate the death of a baby who arrived with her mother in an avalanche of immigrants at the Arizona border

A migrant baby died Saturday after being found by a Border Patrol agent with her mother on a road around the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which is investigating what happened.

The baby was taken to a medical center, where attempts were made to resuscitate her, but she was declared dead shortly after. Authorities are investigating the cause of her death, and have not revealed the identity or nationality of her mother and daughter.

So far, the authorities have not identified the mother or her daughter and are investigating the cause of death, the EFE agency reported.

The tragic event occurred in the midst of an unprecedented immigration crisis on the southern border of the United States, where more than 1.7 million people have been detained since October 2020, according to data from the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP). ).

Last Friday, the governor of Arizona, Democrat Katie Hobbs, granted $10 million to the Nogales Police Department to strengthen security and care for migrants in the border city.

Likewise, the official criticized that CBP informed her that 50 agents at ports of entry were reassigned to assist the immigration crisis, which could affect trade and legal traffic between both countries.

Meanwhile, the Border Patrol has begun releasing hundreds of migrants in border communities in Texas, California and Arizona since last week due to the increase in arrivals and the lack of space in its facilities.

Likewise, migrants have been deported to their countries of origin or to Mexico under Title 42, a health rule invoked by Trump related to the Covid-19 pandemic, and maintained by Biden to expel them without giving them the opportunity to request asylum, he noted. CNN.

With information from EFE