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People Want to Donate to Children at Border Patrol Facilities in Texas. They're Being Turned Away

By Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune
From left: Meagan O'Toole-Pitts, Ashley Cortez, Oliver Cortez, and his father, Mark Cortez, attempt to drop off diapers and toys for detained children at the immigration detention center in Clint.  Photo courtesy of Armando Martinez Photography via The Texas Tribune
Jun 24, 2019
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A Border Patrol official told a state lawmaker that the agency doesn't accept donations for facilities where children are reportedly being held in substandard conditions.

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From left: Meagan O'Toole-Pitts, Ashley Cortez, Oliver Cortez, and his father, Mark Cortez, attempt to drop off diapers and toys for detained children at the immigration detention center in Clint.  Photo courtesy of Armando Martinez Photography via The Texas Tribune