Tragic Death of Afghan Child in U.S. Custody.

A 6-year-old Afghan boy, who was evacuated from Afghanistan and arrived in the US without his parents, died on June 13 while in federal government custody due to a terminal illness. He was one of hundreds of Afghan children who arrived in the US in 2021 without their parents after being evacuated from Afghanistan. The children were placed in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement. This marks the third death of an unaccompanied child in HHS custody this year.