U.S. Customs and Border Protection is investigating allegations of physical abuse of a girl in its custody at a border facility in Clint, Texas, near the Mexico border, according to a government document provided to Congress.
The document says the girl reported on March 12 that she had been"beaten and abused" while in custody at the facility.The Clint border facility, located outside El Paso, Texas, and across from Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, is at the center of allegations of child neglect by CBP's U.S. Border Patrol.
"The real story I would submit to you on the border crisis and our response is about our Border Patrol agents who have chosen a career about protecting others," acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan told reporters earlier this month. The document alleging abuse by a female girl held at Clint was first reported by NBC News and was confirmed by ABC News.
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