Border facilities holding migrant children are 'stretched beyond thin' with 'profound overcrowding,' court monitors say
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By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN
Updated 10:44 AM ET, Mon April 5, 2021
McAllen, Texas (CNN)Border processing facilities for migrant children are "stretched beyond thin" and experiencing "profound overcrowding" that make social distancing "impossible," court-appointed monitors said in documents made public this weekend.
The recommendations made to the court could help federal agencies deal with the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the border. The filings were submitted by Dr. Paul Wise and Andrea Ordin, a pair of monitors appointed by a federal judge in California to report on the conditions of minors at US Customs and Border Protection facilities and Office of Refugee Resettlement emergency intake sites under the Flores settlement, which sets national standards for the humane treatment of minors in detention.
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