Jul 12 WATCH: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, other Democrats testify on border facility conditions By Alan Fram, Associated Press The four Democrats testifying Friday, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, were among a larger group of House members who visited three Texas border stations last week. Continue reading
Jul 10 WATCH: Asylum-seeker tells House she came to U.S. seeking safety, but watched her daughter die By Colleen Long, Associated Press Yazmin Juárez, a Guatemalan mother seeking asylum who appeared before a House panel Wednesday, said she testified because she wanted everyone to know about conditions in ICE detention. "I do not want more children to suffer."… Continue reading
Jul 10 New holding center for migrant children opens in Texas By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The Department of Health and Human Services said about 225 children are being held at the site in Carrizo Springs, with plans to expand to as many as 1,300, making it one of the biggest camps in the U.S. government… Continue reading
Jul 08 UN rights chief 'appalled' by conditions in U.S. for migrants By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Monday that children should never be held in immigration detention facilities or separated from their families. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 12:22 David Brooks and Karen Tumulty on Trump's July 4 event, 2020 Democrats New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week’s political news, including President Trump’s Fourth of July celebration, political and cultural implications of the crowded detention centers on the U.S.-Mexico… Continue watching
Jul 02 Rep. Castro shares video of migrants held at border facility By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro said in an interview that he had no second thoughts about taking and sharing the images after officials had asked the lawmakers on a facility tour to leave their cellphones behind. Continue reading
Jun 26 Wayfair workers protest furniture sale to detention center By Alexandra Olson, Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press Employees at online home furnishings retailer Wayfair walked out Wednesday to protest the company's decision to sell $200,000 worth of furniture to a government contractor that runs a detention center for migrant children in Texas. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 4:37 A firsthand report of 'inhumane conditions' at a migrant children's detention facility The Associated Press details grave conditions inside a Texas migrant detention facility where 250 infants, children and teenagers were being held without adequate food, water or sanitation during a recent visit. Warren Binford, a law professor at Willamette University, joins… Continue watching
Jun 21 Migrant children describe neglect at Texas border facility By Cedar Attanasio, Garance Burke, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press Lawyers warn that kids are taking care of kids, and there's inadequate food, water and sanitation for the 250 infants, children and teens at the Border Patrol station. Continue reading
Jun 17 Overcrowding and abuse witnessed at Mexico migrant detention center By Maria Verza, Associated Press Siglo XXI, said to be the largest immigration detention center in Latin America, is a secretive place off-limits to public scrutiny where cellphones are confiscated and journalists aren't allowed inside. Continue reading