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Gillibrand visits Texas detention facility

Jul 09, 2018 2:45 pm

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand visited the U.S./Mexico border Jul. 8. After emerging from a facility in Brownsville, TX, in which 1,200 migrant children are housed, Gillibrand said she was leaving with more questions than answers. [Play audio (0:57).]

Today I visited a facility in Brownsville, TX, where over 1,200 migrant children are being housed. What I saw reveals the incompetence of this administration and the cruelty of its policy. I came here to find answers, but I’m leaving with more questions. Here’s what I saw: pic.twitter.com/tzW9apb8rm
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) July 9, 2018