“This has been horrifying so far. It is hard to understate the enormity of the problem,” said AOC
Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined a congressional delegation visiting two Border Patrol stations in Texas on Monday, and described the conditions where migrants are being held as “horrifying” and “inhumane.”
“This has been horrifying so far. It is hard to understate the enormity of the problem,” wrote the freshman congresswoman, who has previously compared migrant detention centers to concentration camps. “We’re talking systemic cruelty w/ a dehumanizing culture that treats them like animals.” Another representative on the trip, Judy Chu of California, confirmed AOC’s account in her own video, adding that one woman detained in the El Paso facility has epilepsy, but is not getting the medication she needs. “The humanitarian crisis is the one our government is creating,” Chu said.
“9,500 CBP officers sharing memes about dead migrants and discussing violence and sexual misconduct towards members of Congress,” AOC tweeted shortly before her first facility tour. “How on earth can CBP’s culture be trusted to care for refugees humanely?”
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