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🤬Horrific. Inhumane. Brought to you by Donald Trump and his enablers. cnn.com/2019/05/31/pol…
Quoting Priscilla Alvarez: “The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General has found ‘dangerous overcrowding’ and unsanitary conditions at an El Paso, Texas, Border Patrol processing facility following an unannounced inspection, according to a report obtained by CNN.”
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“The IG found ‘standing room only conditions’ at the El Paso Del Norte Processing Center, which has a maximum capacity of 125 migrants, but on May 7 and 8, logs indicated that there were ’approximately 750 and 900 detainees, respectively.’”
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“A cell with a maximum capacity of 12 held 76 detainees, another with a maximum capacity of 8 held 41 detainees, and another with a maximum capacity of 35 held 155 detainees, according to the report.”
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“‘We also observed detainees standing on toilets in the cells to make room and gain breathing space, thus limiting access to the toilets,’ it adds.”
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“‘Corrective action is critical to the immediate health and safety needs of detainees, who cannot continue to be held in standing-room-only conditions for weeks until additional tents are constructed,’ the report states.”
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