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This May 20, 2019 photo shows the Border Patrol Station in Weslaco, Texas. Video has surfaced showing the U.S. Border Patrol cell where a 16-year-old from Guatemala died of the flu shows the teen writhing and collapsing on the floor for hours before he was found dead. The footage published Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, by ProPublica calls into question the Border Patrol's treatment of Carlos Hernandez Vasquez, who was found dead May 20, 2019. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)

Report: Teen who died in US custody unresponsive for hours

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FILE - This May 20, 2019 file photo shows the Border Patrol Station in Weslaco, Texas. A 16-year-old from Guatemala died of complications of the flu while in the U.S. Border Patrol custody, according to new preliminary autopsy findings, alarming doctors who questioned whether immigration authorities had missed warning signs or chances to save his life. Carlos Hernandez Vasquez contracted bacterial infections in addition to the flu that led to multiple organ failure, according to a report released by Hidalgo County authorities this week. He died on May 20. A full autopsy is still pending. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP, File)

Doctors alarmed that flu killed detained migrant teen

By NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press