U.S. government removes most children from dangerous detention center

Older kids had been caring for infants and toddlers. No Images? Click here         U.S. Government Removes Most Children From Dangerous Texas Detention Center The U.S. government has removed most of the children from a remote Border Patrol station in Texas following reports that more than 300 kids were detained there and caring for each other with inadequate food, water and sanitation. Rep. Veronica Escobar said 30 children were at the facility near El Paso as of Monday. Her office was briefed on the situation by an official with Customs and Border Protection. Attorneys who visited the station in Clint, Texas last week said older children were trying to take care of infants and toddlers, The Associated Press first reported Thursday. Some had been detained for three weeks, and 15 children were sick with the flu. It’s unclear where all the children have been moved. But Escobar said some were sent to another facility in El Paso. READ MORE     People before power. We think regular people’s stories are important – and we think you do too. JOIN HUFFPOST PLUS       WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? U.S. President Donald Trump imposed new U.S. sanctions on Iran on Monday following Tehran’s downing of an unmanned American drone and said the measures would target Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. READ MORE South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg faced emotional community members at a town hall while trying to answer questions about a white police officer who fatally shot a black man in the city. READ MORE The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a longstanding U.S. ban on trademarks on “immoral” or “scandalous” words and symbols, ruling in a case involving a clothing brand with an indelicate name that the law violates constitutional free speech rights. READ MORE           ICYMI For months, Mastercard has tried to block the creation of an internal committee that would monitor payments to white supremacists and far-right extremists. But on Tuesday, renegade shareholders will finally force a vote on the matter. Democrats are finally having a serious debate on student debt. A new report on the 2018 midterm elections found that women and people of color won their races at similar rates to white men.         Want more?  Popular Knitting Website Ravelry Bans Expressions Of Support For Donald Trump Consumer Safety Agency Warned Companies, Not Consumers, About Mishandled Data Left-Wing Group Announces List Of House Democrats To Unseat   👋You may have noticed our website is now www.huffpost.com. Don't worry, it'll still be the same HuffPost you know and love, just with a new URL. Make sure to update your bookmarks!     HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media Group. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2019 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe       - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe