US-Mexico border: see inside two types of border facilities for unaccompanied minor migrants

US-Mexico border: see inside two types of border facilities for unaccompanied minor migrants

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This facility and other shelters overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services are equipped to provide medical services, dormitories and other types of support, while case managers work with children to link them to a sponsor, such as a parent or relative, in the US. United States.

How the current U.S.-Mexico border crisis compares to the peak of the Trump era in 2019

However, amid Covid-19 restrictions, there was not enough shelter to accommodate the growing number of arrivals, resulting in children staying on the Border Patrol facilities for extended periods of time beyond the legal 72-hour limit.

The conditions at the Border Patrol facilities – where the media was not allowed – can be described as similar to those in a prison and are not intended for minors. After a congressman released photos of a surplus Border Patrol facility in Donna, Texas, earlier this week, the administration released images and photos of the space.

Here are comparisons of the two types of facilities children are in, as the administration struggles to accommodate them. Photos of minors were blurred in some cases.

HHS facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas

Images taken from a video inside the Carrizo Springs facility, taken by a pool reporter.
Images taken from a video inside the Carrizo Springs facility, taken by a pool reporter.
Images taken from a video inside the Carrizo Springs facility, taken by a pool reporter.
Images taken from a video inside the Carrizo Springs facility, taken by a pool reporter.
Images taken from a video inside the Carrizo Springs facility, taken by a pool reporter.

Border Patrol Installation in Donna, Texas

Photos provided by US Customs and Border Protection

The temporary processing facilities in Donna, Texas, February 25, 2021, built to process family units and unaccompanied foreign children (UACs) found and in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol.
Temporary processing facilities in Donna, Texas, process family units and unaccompanied foreign children (UACs) found and in the custody of the United States Border Patrol.
Temporary processing facilities in Donna, Texas, process family units and unaccompanied foreign children (UACs) found and in the custody of the United States Border Patrol.
The child's face on the left was blurred by CBP. The temporary processing facility in Donna, Texas, February 25, 2021, built to process family units and unaccompanied foreign children (UACs) found and in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol.
Temporary processing facilities in Donna, Texas, process family units and unaccompanied foreign children (UACs) found and in the custody of the United States Border Patrol.
The temporary processing facility in Donna, Texas, February 25, 2021, built to safely process family units and unaccompanied foreign children (UACs) found and in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol.

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