http://www.the-sun.com/news/2592044/trump-visit-border-ted-cruz/
Sen. Cruz posted a video showing the "inhumane" conditions inside what he calls the "Biden cages," showing children on the ground with mylar blankets crammed inside pods 15 times their capacity.
"These are the Biden cages. Thousands of kids, in the midst of a pandemic, crammed in at 1500% capacity," Cruz tweeted.
"This is just one of the “pods” at Donna. There are SEVEN more, equally full."
A video he posted on Twitter shows thousands of children sitting on the floor of a tented building huddling under mylar blankets as the camera spans past rooms labeled by numbers.
The group say they're seeking to shed light on what they call President Joe Biden's mounting "crisis" at the border amid record high numbers of asylum seekers flooding to the US.
Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) facilities are currently at capacity under coronavirus protocol, and the Rio Grande Valley sector has even far exceeded its non-pandemic limits.
Rep. Henry Cuellar, who first revealed the images, described the conditions inside as "terrible", adding the camp was ill-equipped to properly look after children.
Reports that have emerged in the days since described children being deprived of showers and fresh air for days on end, and prohibited from contacting family members who may be concerned about where they are.
More than 16,500 unaccompanied migrant children were in federal custody as of early Wednesday, according to CBS News.
More than 11,500 of those children were being housed in shelters and emergency housing sites, while another 5,000 were stranded in overcrowded Border Patrol facilities.
Under CBP protocol, the children are only meant to be held by CBP for a maximum of three days before being transferred to facilities run by the Department of Human Health and Services, which are better equipped.
However, the overcrowded conditions in CBP holding tents have caused significant delays, with hundreds of children being held in temporary facilities for 10 days or more.
But of course, the GA voters being deprived of pizza and water deflects this huge mistake by Biden and has no idea of how to control it. jmo |
