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In a @CBP immigrant processing center in McAllen, Texas, an attorney tells us "basic hygiene just doesn't exist." She said the water is “so bad that the mothers would save any bottled water they could get and use that to mix the baby formula.” texastribune.org/2019/06/23/imm…
The attorney spoke to asylum seekers from Central America who said that inside the McAllen facility, they aren’t getting proper medical care and kids don’t have enough clean clothes. Many baby bottles are reused or shared. “It’s a health crisis ... a manufactured health crisis.”
The stories she recounted echoed conditions at immigrant facilities across America that have been detailed in two recent government reports and a bevy of media stories. They offer glimpses into life inside taxpayer-funded shelters.
Stories about substandard conditions come as the government grapples with how to respond to a crush of immigrants fleeing Central America in hopes of seeking asylum here. texastribune.org/2019/06/05/mig…
More than 144,000 migrants were apprehended or denied entry to the country last month. More than half of them were families with children and about 8% were unaccompanied minors. Last month, Texas shelters held more than 5,800 migrant children. apps.texastribune.org/features/2018/…
On Saturday, @realDonaldTrump said he would move forward with planned deportation sweeps in two weeks if lawmakers from both parties don’t fix what he called loopholes at the U.S.-Mexico border and in the country’s asylum process. texastribune.org/2019/06/22/hou…
@realDonaldTrump Local officials and migrant advocates agree lawmakers should address the nation’s complicated asylum and immigration systems. But some are skeptical that the specter of deportation raids aimed at families will prompt a congressional solution in two weeks. texastribune.org/2019/06/23/tru…
@realDonaldTrump Meanwhile, in court last week, an attorney for @TheJusticeDept argued that the government shouldn’t be required to give detained migrant children toothbrushes, soap, towels or showers.
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@realDonaldTrump @TheJusticeDept .@TerryCanales40, a Democrat from Edinburg, wrote to the Border Patrol on Saturday asking for a list of items the public could donate to make up for shortages. Canales said Border Patrol told his office they do not accept donations.
@realDonaldTrump @TheJusticeDept @TerryCanales40 An attorney who visited the McAllen facility said she met a 16-year-old mother whose 8-month-old baby wore only a diaper and a filthy tank top. She said the baby is ill, but lethargic. "Sick babies are [supposed to be] crying … and these kids were just … silent."
