The delegation was there to investigate reports that detained immigrants were living in squalid conditions.
the women told the group that Customs and Border Protection had"cleaned up" for the visit and that some women who had gone more than two weeks without a shower were permitted to start bathing after the visit was announced. She wrote,"What’s haunting is that the women I met with today told me in no uncertain terms that they would experience retribution for telling us what they shared.
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