Salt Lake Tribune · May 26, 2019
Commentary: U.S. bears blame for Central American crisis
Covered bodies lie inside the entrance area of the Pavon Rehabilitation Model Farm after a shooting inside the jail in Fraijanes, Guatemala, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Gunfire during a riot in a Guatemala prison Tuesday left at least seven inmates dead and 10 wounded, authorities said. (AP Photo/Oliver De Ros) More than 114,000 Guatemalans were apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol between October and April. Half of Guatemalan adults who travel to the U.S. bring their children, hoping to save their lives. But in the past six months, five Guatemalan children have died in U.S. custody. The most recent child migrant death was on May 20.