Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2019 13:01:01 GMT -5
This is a very good article and states the situation perfectly.
THE BORDER CRISIS IS NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE
thefederalist.com/2019/07/05/border-crisis-not-partisan-issue/
THE BORDER CRISIS IS NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE
The Flores agreement dictates that immigration enforcement must provide “safe and sanitary” living conditions for minors, and the detention facilities must uphold state standards for housing and care of dependent children. The settlement reads facilities must “provide access to toilets and sinks, drinking water and food as appropriate, medical assistance if the minor is in need of emergency services, adequate temperature control and ventilation, adequate supervision to protect minors from others, and contact with family members who were arrested with the minor.”
These perfectly reasonable standards are apparently too high for the federal government to follow, as overcrowded detention facilities haven’t been providing soap, toothbrushes, or adequate sleeping spaces for all detained minors. One physician who visited the nation’s largest Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detention center in McAllen, Texas, compared living conditions to torture facilities. After examining 39 minors with signs of trauma, she reported the center had “extreme cold temperatures, lights on 24 hours a day, no adequate access to medical care, basic sanitation, water, or adequate food.”
This is irresponsible and unacceptable. And the U.S. District Court is right to have ruled that the federal government is violating the agreement on ensuring “safe and sanitary” living conditions for migrants. But in a painful viral video, a Trump administration attorney argues to the court of appeals that providing these materials and conditions are unnecessary to comply with the “safe and sanitary” standard. The judges in the video were visibly aghast at this argument, as am I. And you should be too.
These perfectly reasonable standards are apparently too high for the federal government to follow, as overcrowded detention facilities haven’t been providing soap, toothbrushes, or adequate sleeping spaces for all detained minors. One physician who visited the nation’s largest Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detention center in McAllen, Texas, compared living conditions to torture facilities. After examining 39 minors with signs of trauma, she reported the center had “extreme cold temperatures, lights on 24 hours a day, no adequate access to medical care, basic sanitation, water, or adequate food.”
This is irresponsible and unacceptable. And the U.S. District Court is right to have ruled that the federal government is violating the agreement on ensuring “safe and sanitary” living conditions for migrants. But in a painful viral video, a Trump administration attorney argues to the court of appeals that providing these materials and conditions are unnecessary to comply with the “safe and sanitary” standard. The judges in the video were visibly aghast at this argument, as am I. And you should be too.
thefederalist.com/2019/07/05/border-crisis-not-partisan-issue/