But many of them rode on top of those trains to get here. and they suffered violence. If they made it safely on the train. a lot of them suffered violence at the hands of predatory gangs along the way. When these children showed up in South Texas. they literally overwhelmed the Border Patrol stations along the border. These stations are only supposed to hold detained migrants for a short period of time as they are processed for removal back to where they came from. or for detention. Usually along the border. they deal with the young men. However. last year stations were packed with mothers and young children who were trapped there for days as our government struggled to find suitable shelters and decide what to do with them.
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