In pictures: Guatemalan child migrant's body flown home - BBC News
Seven-year-old Jakelin Caal died earlier this month after being detained by the US Border Patrol.
Jakelin Caal's brother Abdel carries her photograph outside their home in San Antonio Secortez village

The body of seven-year-old Guatemalan girl Jakelin Caal - who died earlier this month while in the custody of the US Border Patrol - has been returned to her home country.

Jakelin was crossing the US-Mexico border with her father as part of a caravan of Central American migrants. They handed themselves in to US border agents in New Mexico in early December.

While in custody, Jakelin developed a high fever and died of liver failure several days later.

Claudia Maquin sits and waits for the arrival of her daughter's body

Local residents have gathered to prepare her grave in her village

A small grave has been dug in the cemetery

The white coffin, containing the girl's body, was flown from the US to Guatemala City

Jakelin's grandmother, Elvira Choc, is among those waiting for its arrival

Villagers have set up a makeshift memorial in her memory

Her death triggered protests in the US - such as this one in El Paso, Texas - against President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policy