Construction crews are now working to prepare the interior of the shelter, which is expected to be operational by 1 May. She sharply criticized the government’s handling of migration at the border, calling CBP’s handling of migrants a crisis of leadership. Shaw Drake, a policy counsel for the ACLU border rights center in El Paso said the main concern was how migrants are treated inside the shelters. Both advocates are appealing for more transparency, accountability and government oversight as the number of migrants in detention continues to rise. “We don’t believe that anyone should be detained if they aren’t a threat to the security of our communities.”

Source: The Guardian April 28, 2019 06:00 UTC