FILE PHOTO: Women make an altar with pictures of Felipe Gomez Alonzo, a 8-year-old boy detained alongside his father for illegally entering the U.S., who fell ill and died in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), at the family's home in the village of Yalambojoch, Guatemala December 27, 2018. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria
GUATEMALA CITY/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in the custody of U.S. border agents this week had the flu before he passed away but the cause of his death is still unknown, state officials said on Friday.
Felipe Gomez Alonzo was the second Guatemalan child to die this month while being held by U.S. authorities, sparking outrage from immigration advocates.
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