Children rest on the floor beneath aluminum-foil blankets at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention facility in McAllen, Tex., on June 17, 2018. “You mean, there’s circumstances when a person doesn’t need to have a toothbrush, toothpaste and soap? At least six child migrants have died since September, mostly after falling ill at detention facilities in the Rio Grande Valley. The 1997 consent decree, known as the Flores Settlement Agreement, didn’t say anything about providing a “toothbrush,” “towels,” “dry clothing,” “soap,” or even “sleep,” the administration has argued. “Are you really going to stand up and tell us that being able to sleep isn’t a question of safe and sanitary conditions?” Berzon asked.

Source: Washington Post June 21, 2019 11:01 UTC