What happened to Jakelin Caal Maquin?

The World

 Confusion is growing over what happened to the migrant girl who died in custody last week.Jakelin Caal Maquin died 27 hours after being picked up by Border Patrol agents in New Mexico. Host Carol Hills speaks with reporter Mónica Ortiz-Uribe about the investigation and AP reporter Sonia Perez, who visited Maquin’s village in rural Guatemala and spoke to Jakelin’s mother, about the girl’s excitement to come to the US.

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