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US Officials Announce New Measures After Second Migrant Child Death
December 27, 2018
A woman and children stand amidst U.S. Border Patrol agents after crossing illegally over the border wall into San Diego, California, on December 9, 2018. Border security officials say there has been a sharp increase in people seeking to enter the country illegally.
United States Customs and Border Protection has announced changes to its official guidance for care of migrant children under 10 years of age.
The move comes after two migrant children died of health problems while in U.S. custody.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Border Patrol officials spoke with reporters on Wednesday about the deaths.
The officials said that medical workers had carried out new medical exams of almost all the children in the care of the U.S. Border Patrol. They added that the exams are sometimes “conducted by individuals that are under contract support services to the Border Patrol.”
At the U.S. southwestern border with Mexico, there are areas where no medical workers are available. In such places, migrant children are to be sent to medical centers or emergency medical crews for examination.
DHS officials did not say how many children are currently held by the Customs and Border Protection. But officials said they have asked the U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Defense and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for help.
The announcement comes the same week that eight-year-old Felipe Gomez Alonzo died at a hospital in the state of New Mexico.
Alonzo was taken to a hospital where he showed signs of “potential illness.” Doctors said he was sick with a cold and a high body temperature. They gave the boy an order for medicines and released him. However, within a few hours he became very sick and was returned to the hospital, where he later died.
The cause of death has yet to be announced.
Border Patrol officials said they will carry out an “independent and thorough” investigation. They also said they informed the Guatemalan government and members of the U.S. Congress.
Funeral held for Guatemalan migrant girl
Also this week, a funeral for seven-year-old Jakelin Caal was held in a small Guatemalan village. She had traveled more than 3,200 kilometers with her father to the U.S. border.
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But shortly after being detained by U.S. border agents, she developed a high fever and died of shock from sepsis on December 8. Sepsis happens when infecting organisms release deadly substances in the blood and tissue.
Customs and Border Protection is part of the Department of Homeland Security. The agency has struggled to deal with a sharp increase in the number of migrants seeking to enter the United States.
DHS Secretary Kristjen Nielsen released a statement Wednesday. It said that Border Patrol officials had detained nearly 140,000 people seeking to enter the country illegally in the last two months. That includes more than 68,000 families and 13,981 children who were not with their father, mother or family members.
Nielsen also said she had asked Mexican officials to investigate “the causes of these illnesses on their side of the border and to provide medical assistance in shelters as needed.”
The DHS secretary defended Border Patrol officials, saying they had “assisted more than 4,300 people in distress along the border.” She said that was a 20 percent increase in rescues from the year before.
I’m Mario Ritter Jr.
Aline Barros and Wayne Lee reported this story for VOA News. Mario Ritter Jr.adapted the reports for Learning English, with additional information from the Associated Press and DHS. George Grow was the editor.
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Words in This Story
migrant – n. someone who moves from one area to another, usually to find work
custody – n. immediate control; care; guardianship
conduct –v. to do, to carry out
potential –adj. capable of become real
illness – n. a sickness or medical disorder
fever –n. a body temperature that is higher than normal
distress –n. a condition of pain affecting the mind or body
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People We Lost in 2018
December 27, 2018
As 2018 comes to a close, many people are thinking about loved ones or friends they lost this year.
When Americans want to say they are sorry about someone’s loss, they offer their sympathies or condolences. And so, our condolences to you for anyone you are mourning.
Today we want to note some public figures all of us lost over the past 12 months.
Actors who died this year include Margot Kidder, who played Lois Lane in the 1978 film Superman and three other Superman movies. Verne Troyer was Mini Me in two Austin Powers movies. Burt Reynolds was in movies and television from the 1950s through the 2000s. And Eunice Gayson was James Bond’s girlfriend in Bond’s first two films.
Arthur Mitchell and Paul Taylor were both dancers.
Neil Simon and Ntozake Shange wrote plays. Ursula K. Le Guin, V.S. Naipaul, Tom Wolf and Philip Roth wrote books.
Robert Indiana was an artist who made the LOVE sign. Businesswoman Kate Spade designed clothes. Gary Kurtz produced the first Star Wars movie. Stan Lee invented Spider-Man. And Paul Allen co-founded the technology company Microsoft.
Diplomat Kofi Annan was the head of the United Nations, and singer Aretha Franklin was the queen of soul.
Robin Leach, who presented Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, signed off one last time. Chef Anthony Bourdain ate his last meal. The Reverend Billy Graham said his final prayer. Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush joined his wife of 73 years, Barbara Bush. And physicist Stephen Hawking disappeared into the universe.
I’m Kelly Jean Kelly.
Kelly Jean Kelly wrote this story for Learning English. George Grow was the editor.
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Words in This Story
figure - n. a person who has a specified status or who is regarded in a specified way
queen - n. a girl or woman who is highly respected and very successful or popular
soul - n. a popular style of music expressing deep emotion that was created by African-Americans
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American Man First to Cross Antarctica Unaided
December 27, 2018
Colin O'Brady posted this picture of himself on his Instagram account, December 26, 2018, after completing his 54-day trip across Antarctica.
A Portland, Oregon man has become the first person to travel across Antarctica by himself without receiving any assistance.
Colin O’Brady completed the 1,500-kilometer trip on Wednesday. He crossed the continent in 54 days. Friends, family and other people followed his progress through messages and pictures he left on social media.
O’Brady spoke with his wife Jenna Besaw by telephone soon after he completed the journey.
“It was an emotional call,” she said. “He seemed overwhelmed by love and gratitude, and he really wanted to say ‘Thank you’ to all of us.”
The 33-year-old O’Brady documented the trip on the social networking service Instagram. He called his journey “The Impossible First”. He wrote Wednesday that he traveled the last 129 kilometers in one big, final push to the finish line. The distance took over one day to complete.
O’Brady wrote, “While the last 32 hours were some of the most challenging hours of my life, they have quite honestly been some of the best moments I have ever experienced.”
The day before, he wrote that he was “in the zone” and thought he could make it to the end without stopping.
“I’m listening to my body and taking care of the details to keep myself safe,” he wrote. “I called home and talked to my mom, sister and wife — I promised them I will stop when I need to.”
Other people have traveled across Antarctica, but they all had some form of assistance. They either had better, more plentiful supplies or devices that helped move them forward.
In 2016, British explorer Henry Worsley died in his attempt to travel alone across Antarctica unassisted. Worsley’s friend Louis Rudd, also from Britain, is currently attempting an unaided solo journey in Worsley’s honor. He was competing against O’Brady to be the first to do it.
Besaw told the Associated Press that her husband plans to stay on Antarctica until Rudd finishes his trip.
I’m Jonathan Evans.
Amanda Lee Myers reported this story for the Associated Press. Jonathan Evans adapted her report for VOA Learning English. George Grow was the editor.
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Words in This Story
challenging – adj. difficult in a way that is usually interesting or enjoyable
gratitude – n. a feeling of appreciation or thanks
networking – n. the act of exchanging information or services among people or groups
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