WHAT WE KNOW

A “staggering number” of migrant children detained at a Border Patrol facility in south Texas face overcrowded conditions, with some held for as long as seven days, lawyers who interviewed them on Thursday told CBS News.

Neha Desai, is a lawyer representing migrant youth in U.S. government custody
She said that Children she interviewed said they were hungry
The Donna facility is in Texas, opened last month under Biden
The Children haven’t bathed for up to seven days
Cells were so overcrowded that children had to take turn sleeping on the floor
As of March 2, the Donna complex In Texas was holding more than 1,800 people — 729% of its pandemic-era capacity, which is designed for 250 migrants, according to internal CBP documents.
Lawyers for the children stated that some children were allowed to shower as others were not allowed.
The lawyer for the children stated that most if not all the children said the same thing: ‘the only time I get up is to throw away trash or go to the bathroom,'”

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