Death of Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez

Sanders resigned on July 5, 2019, following the death of a 16-year-old unaccompanied child, Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez, in CBP custody.^[6] After the release of security footage, it was revealed that the CBP's description of how Vasquez's body was discovered was inaccurate.^[7] Following the event, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus requested that the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General resolve the investigation of the matter to determine whether the CBP intentionally misrepresented the circumstances of the minor's death, and attempted to suppress video surveillance footage of the tragedy.^[8] Sanders had said that the memory will stay forever hoping that it will never be repeated. ^[9] Vasquez was the fifth Guatemalan minor to die after being apprehended at the US-Mexico border since December 2019.^[10] He was diagnosed with the flu before he died. He was on his way to be reunited with family members. He had spent seven days in the custody of the Border Patrol, far longer than the 72-hour maximum required by law.^[11] After the body was found by his cell mate, CBP feigned ignorance. The footage video was shared by the local authorities.^[12]