The Clint Facility, meant for adults, has a maximum capacity of 104 people. There are approximately 350 children there now. The facility mentioned they expanded the site to hold a larger capacity. It was @CBP who confirmed the expansion was in the form of a windowless warehouse.
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"And in addition that, they are not supposed to be breaking up families... that judge ruled that these children need to be kept with their parents, that family integrity is a constitutional right and is being violated."
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"There were children at this facility who came across w/ parents & were separated from parents... We met almost no children who came across unaccompanied. The U.S. is taking children away from their family unit & reclassifying them as unaccompanied children."Show this thread -
Outside of the facility, babies/toddlers/preschoolers are being transported w/out infant/booster seats, which is illegal under TX law. "It is so frustrating to hear the current Administration talking about the rule of law when they flout the rule of law right and left."
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The attorney interviewed for this report has seen border facilities for years & admits they have always been terrible. But the issue now is the number of children who are there, the young ages of the children there, and the length of time that they’re being left there.
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Keeping these children locked up costs American taxpayers $$$. These kids could be reunited immediately with family members and taken care of for free in far better conditions. Unfortunately, many of them haven't even spoken to their families since they arrived at the facility.
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