Government Watchdog Report Outlines Overcrowding at Texas Border Facility

Jun 01, 2019, 05:19 AM

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The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG) found an El Paso Border Patrol processing center was so overcrowded that detainees were wearing "soiled clothing for days or weeks" and standing on toilets "to make room and gain breathing space.

The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG) found an El Paso Border Patrol processing center was so overcrowded that detainees were wearing "soiled clothing for days or weeks" and standing on toilets "to make room and gain breathing space.