Texas deputy sexually assaulted undocumented immigrant’s child, sheriff says

UPDATE: The entire Democratic caucus supports our bill to bar children from being taken from their parents at the border. I’ve heard countless Republicans say that they oppose children being taken from their parents. If that’s true, they should support our bill NOW!

Here is the bill, S.03036: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3036/all-info … If your senator’s name is not listed as a cosponsor, perhaps you should call him/her to encourage sponsorship at (202) 224-3121 or send a message via @resistbot

Inside Border Protection’s processing detention center: Chain link fences and thermal blankets

By Susannah Cullinane Updated 1102 GMT (1902 HKT) June 18, 2018

(CNN) Chain link fences, mattresses on the floor and families queuing to be processed — and oftentimes separated. These are the photos of the processing detention center in McAllen, Texas, that the Customs and Border Protection agency wants you to see.

More than 1,100 immigrants — including children — were being held at McAllen when reporters were allowed in Sunday.

Dozens of protesters stood outside the center as reporters and democratic lawmakers arrived to learn more about the facility where the Department of Homeland Security is processing and detaining immigrants accused of illegally crossing the border.

The lawmakers came to south Texas, they say, to learn more about the agency’s processing of undocumented immigrants entering the United States, including a Trump administration policy to refer all people who cross the border illegally for criminal prosecution on top of immigration proceedings.

As a result of enforcing that policy, families who cross illegally have been separated from their children because those accompanying the children are put into the criminal justice system.

Though media was able to tour the facility Sunday, they were barred from taking any pictures or video. CBP cited privacy concerns as the reason.

The agency released a handful of government images for publication — showing McAllen through the lens of those controlling it.

Democratic lawmakers angry with what they saw in South Texas

“We did see the children who were held inside here,” he told CNN’s Ana Cabrera in an interview.

“In wire-mesh, chain linked cages that are about 30×30, a lot of young folks put into them. I must say though, far fewer than I was here two weeks ago.

“I was told that buses full (of children) were taken away before I arrived. That was one of my concerns, that essentially, when you have to give lengthy notice, you end up a little bit of a show rather than seeing what’s really going on in these centers.”

More: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/18/politics/immigration-mcallen-border-patrol-photos/index.html

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