Five critical findings from watchdog report on border detentions

An internal report describing dismal conditions at detention centers holding migrants at the border is stirring tensions between the Trump administration and Congress over Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) handling of the growing crisis.

The report from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) showed little progress in conditions at the centers run by Border Patrol and CBP, its parent agency.

The report described standing room only cells for migrants, who were not fed hot meals or given showers.

View the complete July 3 article by Rafael Bernal on The Hill website here.