Migrant Children Removed From ‘Appalling’ Border Patrol Facility
- 5 years ago
Migrant Children Removed From
'Appalling’ Border Patrol Facility The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed
that almost 300 migrants children were removed from
a facility in El Paso, Texas, due to
inhuman conditions. These conditions were uncovered by a group
of attorneys that visited the Clint Border Patrol
station and interviewed over 60 children. They discovered that children as young as
two-years-old had been living for weeks without
access to showers, medical care and proper food. Elora Mukherjee, a member of the
attorney group, said she’d never
witnessed such “appalling” conditions. Elora Mukherjee,
via 'NBC News' The facility, which has a maximum
capacity of around 100 people, had
been housing over 300 children. Warren Binford,
via ‘NPR’
'Appalling’ Border Patrol Facility The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed
that almost 300 migrants children were removed from
a facility in El Paso, Texas, due to
inhuman conditions. These conditions were uncovered by a group
of attorneys that visited the Clint Border Patrol
station and interviewed over 60 children. They discovered that children as young as
two-years-old had been living for weeks without
access to showers, medical care and proper food. Elora Mukherjee, a member of the
attorney group, said she’d never
witnessed such “appalling” conditions. Elora Mukherjee,
via 'NBC News' The facility, which has a maximum
capacity of around 100 people, had
been housing over 300 children. Warren Binford,
via ‘NPR’