The father of the 7-year-old migrant girl who tragically died in Border Patrol custody has spoken out.
As Democrats have done everything in their power to blame Border Patrol and President Donald Trump for the girl’s death the youngster, Jakelin Caal Maquin’s, father has spoken out.
And he has destroyed the Democrat narrative.
Scott Simon of NPR spoke to the West Texas Guatemalan consul general, Monica Ortiz Uribe, and what she said is stunning.
The Guatemalan Consul General Tekandi Paniagua, he’s in Del Rio, Texas. And, yeah, he represents the western part of the state, including El Paso. He says Jakelin and her father are from a rural farming community in an indigenous part of northern Guatemala. Her mom and three siblings still live there. Jakelin’s father speaks some Spanish, but he’s most comfortable speaking K’iche’, which is his indigenous dialect. The consul has talked with Jakelin’s dad over the phone, and he’s now visiting with him in El Paso.
When we spoke, he hadn’t yet asked why they’d come to the U.S., but he did ask Jakelin’s dad about when – after – when they were detained. And he says Jakelin didn’t become seriously ill until a few hours after Border Patrol apprehended them. She began vomiting and lost consciousness at one point. And while in custody, the migrants did have access to water and restrooms.
Jakelin’s dad told the consul that he had no complaints against the Border Patrol or the medical staff who cared for his daughter. According to authorities, she suffered from a heart attack and liver failure while in the hospital, but an autopsy and an official cause of death are still pending…
He said that his interactions with American authorities thus far have also been positive.
CNN’s Chris Cuomo was one of the only reporters to say that Border Patrol should not blamed.
