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— Corporate Socialist Raking It In (@genofthesea) March 14, 2021

46 and cloudy, rain this afternoon. phonebanking for the nina this afternoon.

Dear @RTraister & @NYMag:

Say our name. Say @DailyPoster. https://t.co/HO7wUJchLq

— The Lever (@LeverNews) March 12, 2021

Children packed into Border Patrol tent for days on end

Joe Biden’s administration is refusing to allow lawyers who inspect facilities where immigrant children are detained to enter a Border Patrol tent in Texas where agents are holding hundreds of youths. The attorneys say they were allowed to speak to children at the facility in Donna on Thursday, March 11, 2021 but were denied the chance to see the areas where the youths were being held. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of immigrant children and teenagers have been detained at a Border Patrol tent facility in packed conditions, with some sleeping on the floor because there aren’t enough mats, according to nonprofit lawyers who conduct oversight of immigrant detention centers.

The lawyers interviewed more than a dozen children Thursday in Donna, Texas, where the Border Patrol is holding more than 1,000 people. Some of the youths told the lawyers they had been at the facility for a week or longer, despite the agency’s three-day limit for detaining children. Many said they haven’t been allowed to phone their parents or other relatives who may be wondering where they are.

Despite concerns about the coronavirus, the children are kept so closely together that they can touch the person next to them, the lawyers said. Some have to wait five days or more to shower, and there isn’t always soap available, just shampoo, according to the lawyers. …

“It is pretty surprising that the administration talks about the importance of transparency and then won’t let the attorneys for children set eyes on where they’re staying,” said Leecia Welch of the National Center for Youth Law, one of the lawyers. “I find that very disappointing.”

Although none of the children reported situations as severe as during the Trump era, Welch said the lawyers “weren’t able to lay eyes on any of it to see for ourselves, so we’re just piecing together what they said.”

A 1997 court settlement known as the Flores agreement sets standards for government detention of immigrant children. Lawyers are entitled under Flores to conduct oversight of child detention. The Justice Department declined to comment Thursday on why the lawyers were denied access. The Biden administration has not responded to several requests from The Associated Press seeking access to the tent.

Government figures show a growing crisis as hundreds of children cross the border daily and are taken into custody. The Border Patrol currently has a record high of more than 3,000 children in detention, according to government data obtained by AP. That figure is rising almost daily. …

Biden has stopped the Trump-era practice of expelling immigrant children who cross the border alone, but maintained expulsions of immigrant families and single adults. While his administration has tried to deter immigrants from entering the U.S., many believe they have a better chance now. There have also been growing reports of parents sending their children across the border alone while they remain in Mexico or Central America.

Most Border Patrol stations were designed for short-term detention of adults, with cold, concrete cells with the lights always on. The Donna tent has clear partitions and mats for sleeping, according to images the government has released.

While the majority of youths detained by the government are teenagers, both Border Patrol and HHS are detaining very young children who were in some cases separated from adult caretakers.

The Associated Press this week interviewed the mother of one 4-year-old girl from Guatemala who crossed the border March 5 with her aunt. Border authorities expelled the aunt and labeled the girl unaccompanied by a parent, placing her in the Donna tent.

more at the link.

More details. The moral bankruptcy & dishonesty of western media like @reuters must NEVER be underestimated.https://t.co/w9Rl1ojuAU

— Joe Emersberger (@rosendo_joe) March 13, 2021

https://twitter.com/jqllc/status/1370845535607853056?s=20

Excellent news: Journalist Adel al-Hasani released after 6 months horrific detention in #Yemen. Well done to the MANY who raised his case privately, and also to public voices incl @hrw @RoKhanna @guardian @patrickwintour @HuffPost @AkbarSAhmed @CNN @theintercept @SuaadS (old pic) pic.twitter.com/ej2Enz9SKN

— Elisabeth Kendall (@Dr_E_Kendall) March 14, 2021

Speaking of Biden's "Press Secretary" – remember when she tweeted this? 🤔 #Syria https://t.co/wKSxFQuFmz

— Empire Of Lies (@berningman16) March 14, 2021

phew!

🚨 Endorsement Alert 🚨

I am honored to be endorsed by Colin Byrd, the Mayor of Greenbelt.

This is a HUGE moment of unity for progressives in MD-05. @MayorByrd was also running against Hoyer but now has declared as a candidate for U.S. Senate.

I am so grateful for his support! pic.twitter.com/xCjwp2w44x

— Mckayla Wilkes (@MeetMckayla) March 9, 2021

is it just me, or do they look sort of adorable together? will be great if he does some campaign stops with her.

and Colin is running for the Senate!