Pelosi Statement on Death of Felipe Alonzo-Gomez at the Border on Christmas

Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616

San Francisco – Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement after reports that an eight-year-old boy died on Christmas in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, following the death of seven-year-old Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin earlier this month:

"The tragic death of an innocent child on Christmas Day breaks the hearts of all.

"We all have a moral responsibility to ensure all children of God are treated with compassion and decency. The death now of two children in U.S. custody is unconscionable.

"Democrats call on Homeland Security's Inspector General to immediately open an investigation into Felipe Alzono-Gomez's death. The Congress will also investigate this tragedy and the heartbreaking death of Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin, to seek justice and ensure that no other child is left to such a fate."

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