Opinion: The real border crisis: medical neglect of migrants in detention centers
President Trump says there's a "growing humanitarian and security crisis" at the border. He's right, but not for the reasons he offered. The real crisis at hand is the medical…
In his Oval Office address on Tuesday, President Trump called the situation at the border a “growing humanitarian and security crisis.” His declaration failed to acknowledge the real crisis at hand — the medical neglect at border facilities and the more than 200 immigration jails across the country that has led to more than 20 deaths since 2010.
Among them were three children. Eight-year-old and 7-year-old died in Customs and Border Protection custody this past December. In May of 2018, 19-month-old died after being released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility where she had been detained with her mother for three weeks. Their deaths could have been prevented with .
