Inside the Texas border facility that's now the target of a restraining order filed by a group of lawyers alleging the conditions inside are so unsafe and unsanitary that they have declared it a “public health emergency.'
The little face pressed against the glass window of the concrete cell belonged a toddler peering out at a group of journalists allowed access into a remote compound outside El Paso, Texas.
In a statement, the agency said despite limited resources it works “to provide the best care possible for those in their custody, especially children" and"All allegations of civil rights abuses or mistreatment in CBP detention are taken seriously.” The CBP prohibited ABC News and other news organizations from filming inside or speaking with any of the children because of what the agency said were legal and privacy concerns.
A child will typically spend six to 10 days at the Clint Station before being transferred out, Harris said. That is well past the legal minimum of 72 hours. While are there exceptions for extraordinary circumstances, agents at Clint have been dealing with overflows for the past year.
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