This Is Hell on Earth

[G_j]

https://splinternews.com/this-is-hell-on-earth-1836055592


While the White House and conservative media continue trying to spin the abhorrent conditions in migrant detention centers after a visit from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other members of Congress, new reports shed further light on the dire conditions in our immigration jails.

In a report released by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General on Tuesday, the office found “dangerous overcrowding and prolonged detention of children and adults” in Rio Grande Valley facilities. In some cases, children were held longer than federally allowed, given little spare clothing, no access to showers, and no hot meals, completely contrary to previous attempts by Customs and Border Protection leadership to deny reports of mistreatment.


The report also included photos including the one above showing the overcrowded facilities, with immigrants being housed in chain link pens and holding cells. Some rooms only had enough space for people to stand. In one room, 88 men were held in a room designated for 41 people, according to the Inspector General’s findings.

Conditions for children held in the detention centers were also found to be deeply troubling:

For example, children at three of the five Border Patrol facilities we visited had no access to showers, despite the TEDS standards requiring that “reasonable efforts” be made to provide showers to children approaching 48 hours in detention. At these facilities, children had limited access to a change of clothes; Border Patrol had few spare clothes and no laundry facilities. While all facilities had infant formula, diapers, baby wipes, and juice and snacks for children, we observed that two facilities had not provided children access to hot meals — as is required by the TEDS standards — until the week we arrived

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[RHMerriman]

1. These CBP rentacops must be so proud of themselves...

These CBP rentacops must be so proud of themselves...

Protecting us from these dangerous mothers and children.

[Celerity]

2. that pic

[UniteFightBack]

3. Held "longer than federally allowed"...HOW can people be held accountable? nt

[AlexSFCA]

4. Americans at large react only to visuals not words

we need courageous folks to get hidden footage, I have no doubt we’ll see changes overnight. It’s like with guns, broadcast horrendous images of executed first graders on tv and you’ll see the change quickly. Sad reality but true.

[Leghorn21]

5. Agree 1000%, Alex. I don't understand why not one ICE or BP agent or even just a regular

staff worker has not stepped forth with some footage.

(My theory is that ALL of the workers in the camps are taken aside by big burly agents on their first day and threatened with physical harm to themselves or their families...it’s the only explanation that makes sense to me...fear stays their inclination to help end this, and that’s the end of that.)

I know nothing, of course - but yeah, some footage would change everything.

[G_j]

6. June 10, 2019, at Border Patrol's McAllen, Texas, station.

[Kid Berwyn]

7. The GOP Congress also guilty in Trump's Crimes Against Humanity

NAZI motherfucker greedhead warmongers all deserve to be put in kennel cages.