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The NAACP Issues Travel Advisories for Florida
The mother of an eight-year-old girl who died in US border patrol custody last week says agents ignored her pleas to take her daughter to the hospital. Mabel Alvarez-Benedix said that her daughter was so sick with the flu that she struggled to breathe and walk. Even though agents knew the girl had sickle cell anemia and a history of heart problems, they didn't think she needed more urgent medical care. The NAACP issued a travel advisory for Florida on Saturday, warning all folks from historically marginalized groups to reconsider traveling to the Sunshine State.
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