A Guatemalan toddler who died weeks after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border with her mother is at the center of a wrongful death claim that's seeking $60 million from the federal government.
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"Frankly, to me, it was completely irresponsible," Yazmin told ABC News of her daughter's medical treatment at the Dilley facility.
After 20 days at the detention facility, Yazmin and Mariee were released to fly to join Yazmin's mother in New Jersey.
According to Yazmin's wrongful death filing, no medical personnel examined or cleared Mariee for the flight.
On Nov. 27, lawyers for Yazmin filed an administrative wrongful death claim seeking $60 million from the federal government.
John Carlos Frey is a five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist who specializes in coverage of the U.S.-Mexico border for The Marshall Project. »