One of the migrant children in detention told visiting lawyers that he was hungry "all the time," and that he's too scared to ask the guards for more food.
The latest damning evidence of crimes against humanity comes from within Border Patrol facilities near the towns of McAllen and Clint, Texas.
Like the president, acting ICE director Mark Morgan is a fierce immigration hardliner who expresses little empathy for the plight of immigrants.
All the children were subjected to unsanitary condtions and showed signs of trauma, concluded Dr. Lucio Sevier, whoi visited two "baby jails" on the border.
Trump administration lawyers recently argued in federal court that jailed children don't even need soap or toothbrushes.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Pramila Jayapal sent a scathing letter to Caliburn International demanding information about the jail firm's deal with Kelly.
The fact that only a single case of discipline apparently resulted from more than 200 complaints concerning abused children clearly worried the district judge.
By evicting immigrants, HUD would also toss their children — 55,000 of whom are either legal residents or American citizens -- into the streets.
Pediatrician Elana Levites-Agababa deplored the poor care given to immigrant children at federal shelters run by the Center for Family Services.
The court ruled in an ongoing legal battle between the ACLU and Trump officials over thousands of children forcibly separated from their parents since 2017.