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Children Videotaped Crying in Overpacked CPB Jail in Donna, Texas

HeadlineMar 31, 2021

The Biden administration has finally allowed some journalists inside a temporary Customs and Border Protection jail in Donna, Texas. Over 4,100 asylum seekers, including 3,400 unaccompanied children, are being held at the site, which has an official capacity of just 250 due to the pandemic. Children were seen crying as they lay on floor mats while being covered by foil blankets. One CBS reporter counted 615 children in a plastic-walled pod designed to hold just 32 people during the pandemic.

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