'Our border patrol system is broken. And part of the reason it stays broken is because it's kept secret. The American people must see what is being carried out in their name,' Castro said on Twitter
According to Castro, the delegates also visited the Clint Border Patrol Station which recently made headlines for the purported treatment of the children that were being held in the facility.
"There are many good agents — men and women working earnestly to care for the people in their custody. But they are overwhelmed in a system that is morally bankrupt and challenged by rogue agents whose culture was on full display in the Facebook group revealed by ProPublica today," Castro added in another tweet.
"Facilities are wholly inadequate. Cells maxed to capacity, concrete floors...It felt jail-like. No way to keep a child or innocent human being. Group of 13 women from Cuba were in tears when we spoke with them," he added."The entire system is broken, rotten and rife with abuse. And [President Donald] Trump doubles down on it despite the growing horror -- child detention, metering, Remain in Mexico, threatened ICE raids.
"The problems here go beyond a lack of resources. Treating others with respect is free. After today I am more determined than ever to ensure that Congress exercise it's oversight responsibilities and to see that America create an immigration system worthy of our values," Veasey added in a separate tweet.
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