The mother of a 17-year-old Honduran migrant who died in U.S. custody says her son had epilepsy but showed no signs of being seriously ill before he left for the United States.
By MARLÓN GONZALEZNorma Espinoza holds a portrait of her son Angel Maradiaga, at her home in Olanchito, Honduras, Saturday, May 13, 2023. Maradiaga, 17, who was detained at a facility in Safety Harbor, Florida, died Wednesday. Epinoza is demanding answers from American officials, saying her son had no known illnesses and had not shown any signs of being sick before his death.
His mother, Norma Saraí Espinoza Maradiaga, said that her son had had epilepsy since he was a child, but that his seizures were brief and not serious. Espinoza Maradiaga said she learned of her son’s death first from one of his friends at the migrant shelter and then from a U.S. official who confirmed the friend’s report.“No one tells me anything. The anguish is killing me,” she added. “They say they are awaiting the autopsy results and don’t give me any other answer.”
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