Abuses at Short-Term Border Patrol Facilities 2014

In the fall of 2014, the Clinic partnered with the ACLU of Texas and the ACLU Border Rights Office to write an issue brief regarding rights violations and abuses at short-term U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities at or near the border. During the summer of 2014, when there was an increase in migrant flows through the Texas-Mexico border, numerous immigrants held for a few days at these facilities reported verbal abuse, deprivation of food, and other rights violations. The Clinic also drafted a Freedom of Information Act request on this issue.