By James Lyall, ACLU attorney Huffington Post Detainees wrested from sleep every 30 minutes, the lights in their frigid cells never turned off. One detainee told by officials, don’t lie or you’ll be raped. Another detainee sexually abused by guards. Detainees forced to stand in stress positions. Others denied adequate food, water, and medical treatment…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Texas Gov. Rick Perry said the dramatic spike in the number of immigrants being arrested has created an “untenable situation” at a Border Patrol facility in southern Texas, the Associated Press reports. Perry visited the facility following reports of overcrowding and squalid conditions at a Border Patrol facility housing primarily children immigrants….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com To address the growing humanitarian crisis along the Texas-Mexico border, Texas officials are dispatching more state law enforcement officials to the southern border as immigrant children are forced to stay in cramped, squalid conditions, the USA Today reports. Gov. Rick Perry said the plan is to deploy more Department of Public Safety…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Border Patrol’s ban on bringing cell phones or electronic devices to work following the leaked photos of an overcrowded processing center in Texas violates collectively-bargained guidelines, a union representative insists. The Blaze.com reports that the agency also is threatening employees who speak to the media. Prior to the release of photos…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Throngs of Central American women and children are forced to stay in squalid, cramped conditions at a Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas, the Washington Post reports. Video obtained by the Washington Post shows children sleeping on concrete floors in sweltering heat for days. The migrants are fed tacos and bologna sandwiches…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents are accused of mistreating children in 116 reported cases of abuse, according to a compliant filed by Customs and Border Protection. CNN reports that the cases range from sexual abuse to holding young undocumented immigrants in cramped, dirty condition, CNN reports. The cases span several years. “Given these longstanding…
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent saved the lives of two men who were struggling to swim across the Rio Grande River in Texas, KSAT.com reports. The rescue happened after three people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally jumped into the river in an attempt to get back…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Photos that were leaked from overcrowded Border Patrol processing centers has prompted the federal agency to ban agents from using personal technology in some areas, TownHall.com reports. The photos show children sleeping in cramped areas surrounded by chain-linked cages. “Due to the recent unauthorized use of a personally owned electronic device in…
