'Jakelin's death was a travesty; a dark stain on the moral fabric of this country,' said Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro.
Democratic lawmakers are expected to join a candle-lit vigil marking the one-year anniversary of the death of Jakelin Caal Maquin, a 7-year-old girl from Guatemala who died while under the custody of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency last December.
It was later determined that Caal Maquin had died of a bacterial infection known as streptococcal sepsis, with the bacteria having reached her lungs, liver, spleen and adrenal gland, ultimately leading to her death. The vigil, set to take place Monday night outside CBP headquarters in Washington, comes just days after Castro and fellow Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington introduced the Jakelin Caal Death in Custody Reporting Act.
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