El Paso legislator calls for DHS watchdog probe into dangerous conditions at border facilities
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Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar is calling on the Department of Homeland Security watchdog to immediately look into Border Patrol facility conditions in the El Paso area, including an outrageous report that officials have held as many as 150 people with “flu-lEl Paso legislator calls for DHS watchdog probe into dangerous conditions at border facilities
Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar is calling on the Department of Homeland Security watchdog to immediately look into Border Patrol facility conditions in the El Paso area, including an outrageous report that officials have held as many as 150 people with “flu-like conditions” in “a single holding area” amid the coronavirus crisis that has already hit other detention facilities across the U.S. “Detainees report that the conditions at Border Patrol Station One are wholly inappropriate,” Rep. Escobar tells DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, noting that detained people have said they’ve lacked adequate access to the most basic but vital of items necessary to their well-being during this pandemic, including soap and toilet paper. Due to this crowding, detainees aren’t able to practice social distancing either, as recommended by the CDC. Read more