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    Department Of Homeland Security Promises Changes To Protect Migrant Children

    Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen promises new "extraordinary protective measures" in the wake of the death of a second migrant child this month. They will require assistance from multiple federal agencies.
    by Vanessa Romo Dec 26, 2018 4 minutes

    In the wake of the death of a second migrant child in U.S. custody within the last two weeks, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced on Wednesday the government is calling on a several federal agencies to help Customs and Border Protection implement a host of new directives intended to improve how it cares for children and adults held in federal facilities.

    "In response to the unprecedented surge of children into our custody, I have directed a series of extraordinary protective measures," Nielsen said in a statement.

    She explained the changes had been enacted as a result of the "heartbreaking" death of Guatemalan , who died after being diagnosed with a cold and a

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