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Women and children detained in immigrant holding cells along the U.S. - Mexico border are regularly forced to sleep on the floor in cells so cold, agents refer to them as “freezers," according to a new @HRW report.
Detainees described being forced to remove layers of clothing for “security” reasons, and sleep with just a thin, Mylar blanket, like this, to keep them warm at night.
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Some women detained by Customs & Border Patrol say they were denied:
• Hand soap, toothpaste & toothbrushes
• Beds or mats
• Showers
• Menstrual products
• Diapers for children
• Hand soap, toothpaste & toothbrushes
• Beds or mats
• Showers
• Menstrual products
• Diapers for children
