Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in Texas

Nomaan Merchant

This article from AP describes the shelters in the U.S. that are being used to detain immigrants who have crossed int the country from the border with Mexico, many of whom are children separated from their parents. “Those kids inside who have been separated from their parents are already being traumatized,” said Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon. “It doesn’t matter whether the floor is swept and the bedsheets tucked in tight.”