WASHINGTON (AP) Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Sunday defended conditions at U.S. Border Patrol stations following reports of crowded and unsanitary conditions that have heightened debate about President Donald Trumps immigration policy, a trademark issue for his reelection campaign.
Its an extraordinarily challenging situation, McAleenan told ABCs This Week.
The Homeland Security Departments internal watchdog provided new details Tuesday about the overcrowding in Texas Rio Grande Valley, the busiest corridor for illegal crossings. The report said children at three facilities had no access to showers and that some children under age 7 had been held in jammed centers for more than two weeks. Some cells were so cramped that adults were forced to stand for days on end.
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