Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Detained Migrants Held in Border "Iceboxes"

This story might be a little old but, I got this article from the Texas Observer and taught this article was very interesting. Detained Migrants are held in these Overcrowded freezing rooms without beds and for a few days at a time. These are men,women and even children that are going through this horrific experience. This is happening by the Texas Mexico Border in the Rio Grande Valley. This report is based on never-before released data and records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act from the federal U.S Customs and Border Protection agency, known for secrecy and pervasive corruption. Last year, CBP (Custom and Border Protection) changed it's definition of short-term detention, determining that migrants should be held for more than 72 hours, rather than 12 hours. It "institutionalizes a problem."

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