- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, wore a pin with a picture of Jakelin Caal Maquin, the 7-year-old Guatemalan migrant girl who died in US custody, to the State of the Union address on Tuesday.
- Jakelin died on December 8, shortly after she and her father were apprehended while illegally crossing the US-Mexico border into a remote area of the desert in New Mexico.
- Ocasio-Cortez, who represents a district in the Bronx and Queens that is nearly 50% immigrant, is outspoken on immigration issues and campaigned on eliminating the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a pin with a picture of Jakelin Caal Maquin , the 7-year-old Guatemalan migrant girl who recently died in US Customs and Border Protection custody, to President Donald Trump's State of the Union on Tuesday.