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== Children detention camp == [[File:Protest_against_child_detention_outside_Border_Patrol_facility_in_Clint_Texas_27_JUN_19_21.jpg|thumb|Border Patrol facility in Clint, Texas]]{{Main|Clint Border Patrol Station}} In 2019, approximately 250 [[unaccompanied migrant children]] were held at a [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|Customs and Border Patrol]] facility near Clint. According to authorities, children received "[[hygiene]] products and food β including new clothing, hand sanitizer, soap and water;" showers were available at least "every three days," depending on the level of crowding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/us-returns-100-migrant-children-to-overcrowded-border-facility-as-hhs-says-it-is-out-of-space/2019/06/25/397b0cb6-96b6-11e9-830a-21b9b36b64ad_story.html|title=U.S. returns 100 migrant children to overcrowded border facility as HHS says it is out of space|last=Hauslohner|first=Abigail|date=June 25, 2019|work=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref> However, other visitors to the facility, including visitors affiliated with [[Human Rights Watch]], reported "unsanitary, crowded living conditions," in which children lacked [[toothbrush]]es, [[shower]]s, and [[soap]], and suffered from [[Influenza|flu]] and [[Louse|lice]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lawyer-who-visited-clint-texas-border-protection-facility-describes-inhumane-conditions/|title=Lawyer who visited Texas border protection facility describes "inhumane" conditions|last=Villafranca|first=Omar|date=June 24, 2019|website=[[CBS News]]|language=en|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/06/child-detention-centers-immigration-attorney-interview/592540/|title='Children Were Dirty, They Were Scared, and They Were Hungry'|last=O'Leary|first=Lizzie|date=June 25, 2019|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.democracynow.org/2019/6/24/somebody_is_going_to_die_lawyer|title='Somebody Is Going to Die': Lawyer Describes Chaos, Illness & Danger at Migrant Child Jail in Texas|last=Binford|first=Warren|date=June 24, 2019|website=Democracy Now!|language=en|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/06/20/children-risk-us-border-jails|title=Children at Risk in US Border Jails|last=Long|first=Clara|date=June 20, 2019|website=Human Rights Watch|language=en|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref> One [[Pediatrics|pediatric]] [[emergency physician]] described the treatment of children in the facility as reportable [[child neglect]].<ref name=":0" /> According to the Pacific Standard, "Sarah Fabian, the senior attorney in the Department of Justice's [[United States Department of Justice Civil Division|Office of Immigration Litigation]], argued that the sorts of conditions children were experiencing in Customs and Border Protection custody in Clint were perfectly legal," as "safe and sanitary" in ''[[Reno v. Flores]]'' is a vague requirement which doesn't specify toothbrushes, soap, etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://psmag.com/news/what-laws-protect-detained-children-from-mistreatment-on-the-border|title=What Laws Protect Detained Children From Mistreatment on the Border?|last=Herrera|first=Jack|date=June 24, 2019|website=Pacific Standard|language=en|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/u-s-government-says-its-not-required-to-provide-migran-1835688631|title=U.S. Government Says It's Not Required to Provide Migrant Kids in Custody With Toothpaste and Soap|last=Novak|first=Matt|website=Gizmodo|language=en-US|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref> Educational programs for children in this type of facility were canceled by the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|Department of Health and Human Services]] in June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/25/us-returns-100-migrant-children-to-overcrowded-texas-camp/|title=US returns 100 migrant children to overcrowded Texas camp|date=June 25, 2019|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref>
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