Article snippet: An internal report describing dismal conditions at detention centers holding migrants at the border is stirring tensions between the Trump administration and Congress over Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) handling of the growing crisis. The report from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) showed little progress in conditions at the centers run by Border Patrol and CBP, its parent agency. The report described standing room only cells for migrants, who were not fed hot meals or given showers. The centers also continue to hold children, some of whom are showing up at the border unattended. Here are five critical findings from the report. The centers are grossly overcrowded OIG investigators visited five Border Patrol facilities and two ports of entry in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The report said they observed “serious overcrowding and prolonged detention” of children, families and single adults that required immediate attention. The Border Patrol was holding about 8,000 detainees at the time of the visit, including 3,400 who had been held longer than CBP’s allowable standards. It said 1,500 had been held for more than 10 days. In response to the findings, Department of Homeland Security officials said they had added detention space in the Rio Grande Valley. They said the number of detained unaccompanied children had been reduced from nearly 2,800 in early June to less than 1,000 on June 25. But the OIG said it rema... Link to the full article to read more