As Congress continues to drag its feet, the humanitarian crisis at the border continues to worsen, and the truth of what asylum-seeking migrants face when they enter the United States becomes more obscure.
A congressional delegation of more than a dozen House members traveled to the southern border this week to visit two migrant detention centers — one in El Paso and another in Clint, Texas. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said the conditions were abysmal and claimed Customs and Border Protection officers told detained women to “drink out of the toilets.”
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