The adolescent, from Guatemala, was referred in May to the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of Health and Human Services (ORR), in charge of caring for migrant minors. The young woman was hospitalized in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital of El Paso “for a serious pre-existing condition,” according to the notification.
While in ORR custody, the minor received medical treatment.
“On July 7, 2023, the condition of the minor began to deteriorate. She was pronounced deceased on July 10, 2023, at 9:25 am ET, as a result of multiple organ failure due to complications of her underlying disease,” the notification reads.
The young woman’s mother and brother were with her in the days before and at the time of her death.
