After a series of reports about poor conditions at immigrant detention facilities, Republican lawmakers said they want the facilities to be humane — and that they believe they already are.
“I’m not personally inspecting every facility, but I’ve been in a hell of a lot of them over the years. The facilities I’ve been in are pretty friggin’ nice,” Rep. Chip Roy of Texas said.
As the Trump administration stretches detention center capacity, immigrants and advocates have alleged that facilities are often overcrowded, lack reliable and safe food and limit detainees’ ability to contact legal representation.