The purpose of this memorandum is to document the actions of CRCL with regard to onsite investigations at six of the seven Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Stations on July 15 to I8, 2014, based on complaint allegations CRCL received from various immigration advocacy organizations, legal service providers, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). The complaints raised issues including hold room sanitation; snacks, food and water; medication administration and medical care; verbal and physical abuse; personal hygiene; hold room temperatures; sleeping provisions; family separation; separation of UAC from unknown adults; non-functioning restroom equipment; and, hold room capacity and composition.
| Attachment | Ext. | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recommendations Memo: Rio Grande Valley Sector Complaints (September 28, 2017) | 13.54 MB | 09/28/2017 |