Here's a look inside a new US Border Patrol tent facility for migrants in Tornillo, Texas
Following historically high numbers of border crossings in the spring, immigration officials have faced blistering criticism for squalid conditions at overcrowded facilities. For months, journalists sought access to observe the conditions of detainees for themselves, which was rarely granted. Court forces Trump administration to provide soap, toothbrushes to detained childrenThis week, journalists were allowed to go into a new facility in the vicinity of where children were once held.
Acting CPB chief Mark Morgan and Kevin McAleenan, acting Homeland Security director, take part in the tour.The drop in arrests, along with faster transfers of migrants out of Border Patrol custody, have also helped reduce crowding that at one point resulted in standing-room only conditions in some locations. There were nearly 72,000 arrests made in July along the southern border, down about 24% from 94,908 in June, according to the latest Border Patrol data.
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