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    White House defends Border Patrol after Guatemalan girl dies in agents' custody

    by Molly O'Toole, Los Angeles Times Dec 15, 2018 3 minutes

    WASHINGTON - The White House defended the Border Patrol on Friday after a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in of exhaustion and dehydration while in custody, but the child's death - and the border agency's weeklong delay in disclosing it - prompted an outcry on Capitol Hill.

    The case intensified scrutiny of Border Patrol detention practices and raised questions about whether agents' negligence contributed to the death. It also sparked concerns that the Trump administration's immigration crackdown has funneled migrants into more

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