Deplorable!
Also, there were migrant children who died during the first 2 years of the Obama administration. The article that follows states, however, that "there were...no migrant children who died while in CBP custody during the final six years of the Obama administration."
From Newsweek, July 2, 2019:
ARE MIGRANT DETENTION CENTERS WORSE UNDER DONALD TRUMP THAN UNDER BARACK OBAMA?
BY JASON LEMON ON 7/2/19 AT 1:41 PM EDT
https://www.newsweek.com/migrant-detention-centers-trump-obama-1447160
Although it's difficult to compare precisely whether living conditions were worse or better under the former commander-in-chief, Obama's administration was accused of treating migrants in remarkably similar ways to that of the current White House.
Back in 2015, during Obama's tenure, a lawsuit filed by the ACLU referred to detention facilities as "hieleras" or "iceboxes," as Salon reported. The lawsuit accused CBP of maintaining "appalling conditions" that left people in "freezing, overcrowded, and filthy cells for extended periods of time, no access to beds, soap, showers, adequate meals and water, medical care, and lawyers in violation of constitutional standards and Border Patrol's own policies."
Those allegations sound almost identical to current conditions that have faced harsh criticism in recent weeks. Last month, a lawyer for Trump's Justice Department drew significant backlash after she attempted to argue in court that the government should not be required to provide migrants with basics necessities such as blankets, toothbrushes and soap. The judges hearing the arguments were taken aback when the attorney argued these things were not necessarily required to create a "safe and sanitary" environment.
Also, there were migrant children who died during the first 2 years of the Obama administration. The article that follows states, however, that "there were...no migrant children who died while in CBP custody during the final six years of the Obama administration."
From Newsweek, July 2, 2019:
ARE MIGRANT DETENTION CENTERS WORSE UNDER DONALD TRUMP THAN UNDER BARACK OBAMA?
BY JASON LEMON ON 7/2/19 AT 1:41 PM EDT
https://www.newsweek.com/migrant-detention-centers-trump-obama-1447160
Although it's difficult to compare precisely whether living conditions were worse or better under the former commander-in-chief, Obama's administration was accused of treating migrants in remarkably similar ways to that of the current White House.
Back in 2015, during Obama's tenure, a lawsuit filed by the ACLU referred to detention facilities as "hieleras" or "iceboxes," as Salon reported. The lawsuit accused CBP of maintaining "appalling conditions" that left people in "freezing, overcrowded, and filthy cells for extended periods of time, no access to beds, soap, showers, adequate meals and water, medical care, and lawyers in violation of constitutional standards and Border Patrol's own policies."
Those allegations sound almost identical to current conditions that have faced harsh criticism in recent weeks. Last month, a lawyer for Trump's Justice Department drew significant backlash after she attempted to argue in court that the government should not be required to provide migrants with basics necessities such as blankets, toothbrushes and soap. The judges hearing the arguments were taken aback when the attorney argued these things were not necessarily required to create a "safe and sanitary" environment.