In Their Own Words, Migrant Children Describe Horrific Conditions At Border Patrol Facilities
5 years, 6 months ago

In Their Own Words, Migrant Children Describe Horrific Conditions At Border Patrol Facilities

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A 16-year-old mother sleeps with her baby on a cement floor. A Customs and Border Protection official told HuffPost that “as a matter of policy, CBP does not comment on ongoing or pending litigation.” While the Trump administration is focused on border security and detaining families for longer periods of time, kids told lawyers they felt desperate, sick and neglected in Border Patrol facilities. I have shoes but no socks.” “My baby and I slept directly on the cement.” ― A 16-year-old mother from El Salvador “Two hours after we crossed, we met Border Patrol and they took us to a very cold house. ASSOCIATED PRESS “Who wants to take care of this little boy?” ― A 15-year-old from El Salvador “A Border Patrol agent came in our room with a two-year-old boy and asked us, ‘Who wants to take care of this little boy?’ Another girl said she would take care of him, but she lost interest after a few hours so I started taking care of him yesterday. It’s so ugly to be locked up all the time.” “None of the adults take care of us.” ― A 15-year-old who didn’t specify their country of origin “I started taking care of a in the Ice Box after they separated her from her father.

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