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1/ “Don’t talk to her,” one agent said when a reporter saw one girl crying uncontrollably.
Meanwhile, boys gazed through the fencing of a containment zone exposed to the 101-degree heat.
The @nytimes takes us inside a border station in Clint, Texas. nyti.ms/2ZQ64hU
Meanwhile, boys gazed through the fencing of a containment zone exposed to the 101-degree heat.
The @nytimes takes us inside a border station in Clint, Texas. nyti.ms/2ZQ64hU
2/ A group of journalists got a brief tour of a border station in Clint, Texas. Here is what they saw. nyti.ms/2ZQ64hU 
3/ Officials said children got soap and toothbrushes, showing shelves with those items in a supply room.
And agents showed off boxes of instant noodles and oatmeal.
Still, reporters were not allowed to talk with the detained children.
nyti.ms/2ZQ64hU
And agents showed off boxes of instant noodles and oatmeal.
Still, reporters were not allowed to talk with the detained children.
nyti.ms/2ZQ64hU
4/ Some agents acknowledged that the relatively clean and uncrowded conditions at the facility were much different than in recent weeks, when hundreds of children filled the facility. nyti.ms/2ZQ64hU
5/ In recent months, the facility contained more than 700 children at times.
The station was designed to detain children for eight to 12 hours.
But some children were being held as long as 30 days. nyti.ms/2ZQ64hU
The station was designed to detain children for eight to 12 hours.
But some children were being held as long as 30 days. nyti.ms/2ZQ64hU
