Border Patrol Whistleblower Reveals Inhumane Situation in Texas Processing Center
As the surge of immigrants continues in the U.S. Border, a detailed report concerning the current conditions at the Donna, Texas migrant processing facility has been obtained by investigative reporter Sara Carter via email, sent by a Border Patrol whistleblower.
The contributor for Fox News shared in a 'Hannity' exclusive Tuesday that officials at the border are growing frustrated with the dangerous conditions and negligence within processing centers and are waiting for actions from administration officials.
The chain of command at Customs and Border Protection received the email from a border patrol official, containing the information about the status of the facilities, but the official seemed pleading for help as he emphasized in the email that their environment was already extremely not safe from civilians, detainees, and even for agents.
Email Reveals Conditions in Texas
According to Fox News, the email also includes how inhumane the current situation is, especially for children. A facility that can only hold 80 individuals is now serving as a detention center for 694 unaccompanied minors, with only two agents maintaining custody. It is 867% of the suggested capacity that the detention facility can hold, and it is impossible for agents to give out care as they cannot even do it for themselves.
Moreover, the Border Patrol whistleblower revealed that detainees are becoming stressed as they were already in custody for more than two weeks. Fatigue is also another concern as they cannot even have their rest in the congested facility. Their only option is to lay on top of each other to save space for others.
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Furthermore, a sudden leak from the generators or fire may result in multiple casualties as it will automatically cause stampede or panic attacks, a disaster that is about to happen but can be prevented. Also, the agent asked for help from officials assigned to the situation in order for them to lay down actions before a tragic incident.
The chief of the Border Patrol, Rodney Scott, replied to the email and said that he hears every warning that was sent. On Tuesday, the CBP also confirmed the validity of the emails and promised to protect the nation and enforce the law as humanely as possible.
Currently, the biggest concern for the employees and observers in the area is the health of the migrant children as they were congested inside the detention centers after traveling several miles from the border, ABC News reported. Carter stated that children are lining up next to each other with no proper ventilation. For observers, it is a very stressful situation.
Meanwhile, the Fox News contributor also shared that the detention facility appears like a prison but without any window. Based on the latest number, there is already an increase of 25% in the population of Donna due to the surge of immigrants. The border patrol is also expecting several thousand in the next few days. Some experts stated that they are expecting that it will surpass previous records of immigrants arriving at the border, NBC News reported.
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