Over 4,300 Migrant Children Held Under Dangerous Conditions at Texas Detention Site
TEHRAN (FNA)- More than 4,300 unaccompanied children who crossed the US-Mexico border are being held at a makeshift detention center in the US state of Texas under dangerous and distressing conditions.
According to reports, the desperate children, aged 13 to 17, coming from Mexico have been languishing there for weeks without being allowed to speak to a caseworker who can assist them.
The detention center for unaccompanied migrant children was put up by the US Department of Health and Human Services on the Army base in El Paso city nine weeks ago.
Representatives, child advocates, federal and contract workers inside the facility have claimed that the site is being poorly managed and children are suffering.
Those visiting the site have spoken of enormous size of the tents, ineffective oversight of a large number of subcontractors and vendors, and the slow pace of case management for the children.
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