1/ As a debate rages over calling migrant detention centers “concentration camps,” it is worth revisiting reporting and writing about the conditions at these facilities. Follow this thread for more.
2/ Earlier this month, the @washingtonpost reported that the Trump administration was canceling English classes, recreational programs and legal aid for unaccompanied minors staying in federal migrant shelters nationwide.
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Trump administration cancels English classes, soccer, legal aid for detained migrant childrenThe administration says a huge influx of unaccompanied minors at the U.S-Mexico border has strained the budget and forced it to cut services at federal migrant shelters across the country.https://bit.ly/2J2eZG6
3/ An observer in El Paso stumbled upon what he called "a human dog pound." The Border Patrol acknowledged to @TexasMonthly that officers have been detaining adult migrants outdoors for extended periods of time as temperatures rise to nearly 100 degrees.
In El Paso, Border Patrol Is Detaining Migrants in ‘a Human Dog Pound’Immigration officials have resumed the much-criticized practice of keeping people outdoors for weeks to relieve dangerous overcrowding.https://bit.ly/2MJ2mVu
4/ @ABCNews reported in May about “dangerous overcrowding” and unsanitary conditions at a Texas facility with 900 migrants at a facility meant for 125 people.
Nearly 900 migrants found at Texas facility with 125-person capacity: DHS watchdogHomeland Security inspector general has found “dangerous overcrowding” and unsanitary conditions at a Customs and Border Protection facility in El Paso, Texas.https://abcn.ws/2EN0u7N
5/ The @AP reported that advocates found a teen with a premature baby in a Border Patrol facility, a shock that they say highlights the poor treatment immigrants receive.
Doctors will conduct health checks at facility with preemie The teenage girl with pigtail braids was hunched over in a wheelchair and holding a bunched sweatshirt when an immigrant advocate met her at a crowded Border Patrol facility in Texas. She...https://bit.ly/2X7ys1m
6/ @TIME reported earlier this month that some people at an encampment in El Paso were being forced to sleep on the bare ground during dust storms.
Overcrowding and Food Shortages, Migrants Complain of Conditions at U.S. Holding CentersThe Border Network for Human Rights issued a report Friday providing a snapshot of cramped conditions and prolonged stays in detentionhttps://bit.ly/2RnKHSb
7/ The Trump administration has also faced growing complaints from migrants about severe overcrowding, meager food and other hardships.
Overcrowding and Food Shortages, Migrants Complain of Conditions at U.S. Holding CentersThe Border Network for Human Rights issued a report Friday providing a snapshot of cramped conditions and prolonged stays in detentionhttps://bit.ly/2RnKHSb
8/ On June 9, @NBCNews reported that 24 immigrants have died in ICE custody during the Trump administration.
24 immigrants have died in ICE custody during the Trump administration Recent deaths include a Mexican man who died in solitary, an Indian man who hanged himself, and Johana Medina Leon, who died after 6 weeks in ICE custody.https://nbcnews.to/2IurQAR
9/ At least seven children are known to have died in immigration custody since last year.
Why are migrant children dying in U.S. custody?At least seven children are known to have died in immigration custody since last year. This has some health professionals and advocates questioning whether policies like longer detention times could …https://nbcnews.to/2W18UhU
10/ And advocates and politicians have also sounded the alarm that there could be more deaths the public does not know about.
Can We Be Sure Only Six Migrant Children Have Recently Died in Government Custody?We now know of six children who died after spending time in government custody in the last eight months. Advocates and politicians have raised the alarm that there could be more.https://bit.ly/2Fnf8D1
11/ We’ve been tracking the number of unaccompanied migrant children being held in Texas. This chart has the latest.
More than 5,800 migrant kids are living in Texas shelters The number of children in Texas shelters remained relatively flat even as the number of migrants arriving at the border has surged.https://bit.ly/2v0lbaL
12/ Meanwhile @britsham — a reporter @miaminewtimes — reported on the conditions of facilities holding children in Florida here.
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New: I spent some time with court records that offer an unprecedented look into the lives of kids being held at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children: t.co
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Children at the Homestead Migrant Shelter Share Stories of Grief, Trauma, and Fea rBy the time they arrived in Homestead, the migrant children had already taken an unwitting tour through American detention facilities with nicknames such as "la hielera" — "the ice box" — and "la...
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13/ "They cried themselves to sleep, marked birthdays that passed without anyone singing to them, and tried to follow the advice their parents shared over the phone: Be patient and don't cause trouble."
Children at the Homestead Migrant Shelter Share Stories of Grief, Trauma, and Fear Kids at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children share stories of their time in detention.https://bit.ly/2ZDSVIS
14/14 It is important to keep in mind: There are a lot of different migrant detention centers. Conditions are bound to vary facility to facility.
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