“I’ve been deeply moved by what I have seen and what I have heard.” Lawmakers demand change after scrutinizing conditions at immigrant detention centers.
Congressional Democrats on Tuesday blasted conditions at an immigrant detention center in Homestead, Florida, following a second-straight day of inspecting the government facilities, calling the shelter a"warehouse of children for profit."
The hearing will also examine a secret Facebook group where current and former border patrol agents purportedly posted"racist, sexist and xenophobic" material disparaging members of Congress and immigrants. Later Tuesday, an administration official told ABC News that at least one of the sinks was broken, but agents had put jugs of water nearby for the women to drink.
After the tour, Georgia Democrat Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, said the experience reinforced his deepest beliefs. Rep. Frederica Wilson, a Florida Democrat, led the delegation and marked her third trip to the facility, called the behavior"a disgrace" and called on any border patrol personnel who posted inappropriate content to be prosecuted.Rep. Jahana Hayes, a freshman Democrat who was recognized as the the 2016 Teacher of the Year, said the delegation was shown empty dormitory rooms with neatly-made beds.
If officers felt comfortable violating agreements in front of their *own* management & superiors, that tells us the agency has lost all control of their own officers. https://t.co/zZjNaodplr
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