The ACLU said that detainees had also been forced to sleep on the dirt outside in temperatures of 37 degrees Fahrenheit with only thin sheets.
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security , saying that migrants arriving at the southern border of the United States with Mexico have been detained in"caged dirt filled outdoor areas.”
Detained migrants look on as they wait to be transported by the U.S. Border Patrol at the border of the United States and Mexico on March 31 in El Paso, Texas Justin Sullivan/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s administration’s hardline immigration policies have drawn intense scrutiny as well as national and international backlash. Last summer, it was revealed that the administration had implemented a policy that forcibly separated migrant children from their parents.
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