The Mistreatment of Unaccompanied Children in CBP Custody” — draws upon interviews in 2019 with nearly 9,500 minors, or about 1 in 8 of all those who were apprehended and detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection last year. ADOf the children screened, 895 — nearly 1 in 10 — said they had been verbally abused by CBP officers, while 147 said they had been subjected to physical abuse. It is unclear if the responses collected by Americans for Immigrant Justice resulted in any formal complaints to CBP. “CBP treats those in our custody with dignity and respect and provides multiple avenues to report any misconduct,” the spokesperson said. But the new report found that the average stay in CBP custody of children the group interviewed was 10 days, or more than three times the limit.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2020 09:34 UTC