Migrant Detention Centres

• U.S. held nearly 70K migrant children in custody in 2019

  That’s more children detained away from their parents than any other country, according to United Nations researchers.

  World

  Nov 12, 2019
  
• UN human rights chief ‘alarmed’ by detention of child migrants, climate change

  ``We are burning up our future -- literally,'' Bachelet said. ``The world has never seen a threat to human rights of this scope. This is not a situation where any country, any institution, any policymaker can stand on the sidelines.''

  World

  Sep 9, 2019
  
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• The U.S.-Mexico migrant crisis: What is really happening at the border?

  The situation at the U.S.-Mexico border has been called an "invasion," a "national emergency" and a "humanitarian crisis." But what's really happening? 

  World

  Aug 22, 2019
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• Trump’s new asylum ban could put more strain on immigrant detention facilities

  A sharp drop in illegal border crossings, coming during a seasonal decline as summer heat sets in, has eased pressure temporarily.

  World

  Jul 17, 2019
• 62 U.S. border patrol employees under internal investigation for Facebook posts

  U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Monday that 62 current and eight former Border Patrol employees are under internal investigation following revelations of a secret Facebook group that mocked lawmakers and migrants.

  World

  Jul 15, 2019
• Video of Pence at crowded detention centre sparks backlash from Democrats

  On Friday, Pence toured two Texas migrant detention centres, one in Donna, the other in McAllen.

  World

  Jul 13, 2019
• At least 18 migrant kids under the age of two were kept from parents: Dem report

  Democrats accuse Trump of tolerating badly overcrowded and putrid holding facilities in a purposeful effort to discourage future immigrants.

  Politics

  Jul 12, 2019
• Migrant apprehensions along U.S.-Mexico border drop 28 per cent in June

  There were 104,344 people encountered in June, down from 144,278 the month before. May saw a record high number of families cross.

  World

  Jul 9, 2019
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• Immigrants ‘unhappy’ with detention centres should stay home: Trump

  The DHS inspector general on Tuesday published photos of migrant-holding centers in Texas' Rio Grande Valley crammed with twice as many people as they were meant to hold.

  World

  Jul 3, 2019
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• Migrants held in ‘horrifying’ conditions at Texas border facility: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

  First-term Democratic Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter after leaving the main border patrol station in El Paso that she had seen women in cells with no water who had been told to drink out of toilets.

  World

  Jul 1, 2019