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Jul 02

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What it’s like inside U.S. facilities where migrants are being held

The national firestorm over conditions for migrants in U.S. custody continues. Demonstrators gathered across the country Tuesday to protest after news of another migrant death broke. Meanwhile, a report from the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general referenced “dangerous overcrowding…

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Jul 02

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Why Rep. Castro says Trump is making migrant detention centers worse

The circumstances for migrants held in U.S. custody continue to stir national controversy. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, has visited detention facilities and was appalled by what he saw there. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why conditions have gotten worse…

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Jul 02

Rep. Castro secretly recorded a migrant facility in Texas. Here’s what he found

By Tess Conciatori

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol facilities are under-resourced and overcrowded, Castro said, arguing that the problems were exacerbated by the prolonged detention of asylum seekers in the U.S. under President Donald Trump.

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Jun 25

Drowning of father and daughter at border highlights migrants’ perils

By Peter Orsi, Amy Guthrie, Associated Press

(Warning: Contains graphic photo) In a searing photograph, Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his 23-month-old daughter lay face down in shallow water along the bank of the Rio Grande, his black shirt hiked up to his chest with the girl's…

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May 23

WATCH: Homeland Security testifies in wake of 6th migrant child death

By Gretchen Frazee

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan is scheduled to appear before senators a day after reports surfaced of another migrant child dying while in U.S. custody.

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May 22

Border holding center to reopen after 32 migrants get the flu

By Colleen Long, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

The 32 sick children and adults have been quarantined at a smaller processing center. The center has been cleaned and will soon reopen but the closure.

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May 22

WATCH: McAleenan addresses child migrant deaths in budget hearing

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

A Democratic lawmaker blamed the Trump administration's border policies for the deaths of migrant children. The acting head of the Homeland Security Department lashed out at the "appalling accusation."…

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May 20

5th migrant child dies after being detained by Border Patrol

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

The U.S. government says a 16-year-old Guatemalan died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas, the fifth death of a migrant child since December.

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May 16

4th migrant child dies in U.S. custody since December

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

A 2½-year-old Guatemalan child has died after crossing the border, raising new alarms about the treatment of migrant families seeking asylum in the United States.

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May 09

U.S. leaves questions about migrant teen’s death unanswered

By Nomaan Merchant, Sonia Perez D., Associated Press

Almost a week after the 16-year-old's death, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has not said why Juan de León Gutiérrez was first taken to the hospital and released, only to return one day later.

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