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U.S. Border Patrol agents on Sunday found four bodies near the Rio Grande River in South Texas.

The Hidalgo County Sheriff tweeted that two of them were infants, one was a toddler and the last was a 20-year-old woman. bit.ly/2Xz8Dr2
U.S. Sen. @JohnCornyn weighed in on the situation on Twitter early Monday morning.

“Sadly, this is what happens when infants are used as a ticket to enter the US due to arcane laws,” Cornyn said. “Inaction is not an option.” bit.ly/2x9Eik3
The reported deaths found near the Rio Grande in South Texas follow several days of news reports around troubling conditions inside border-area detention centers. bit.ly/2x9Eik3
Last week, 4 toddlers were hospitalized after lawyers visited a facility & found them severely ill & not receiving medical attention, according to the Huffington Post.

They were under 3.

According to the lawyers, one was “completely unresponsive.” bit.ly/2x9Eik3
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