
ProPublica: Footage Shows Migrant Teen's Last Moments At CBP Facility
Interactive Video
•
Social Studies
•
University
•
Practice Problem
•
Hard
Wayground Content
FREE Resource
Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez, a 16-year-old from Guatemala, died in US Border Patrol custody after being held for six days, despite regulations requiring transfer within 72 hours. He was seriously ill with a high fever and placed in a cell with another sick boy. Video footage obtained by ProPublica contradicts Border Patrol logs, showing Carlos in distress for 25 minutes before collapsing. Despite welfare checks, no issues were reported until his cellmate found him unresponsive. An autopsy revealed he died of the flu complicated by other infections. This incident was part of a series of preventable tragedies involving migrant children, leading to criticism and investigations by the Department of Homeland Security.
Read more
2 questions
Show all answers
1.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What actions were taken by Border Patrol agents during the welfare checks?
Evaluate responses using AI:
OFF
2.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What did the autopsy reveal as the cause of Carlos's death?
Evaluate responses using AI:
OFF
Access all questions and much more by creating a free account
Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports

Continue with Google

Continue with Email

Continue with Classlink

Continue with Clever
or continue with

Microsoft
%20(1).png)
Apple
Others
Already have an account?