'We can't just focus on the children anymore. I met grandmothers, mothers and fathers who are suffering,' said Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib.
A group of U.S. Congressmembers who visited migrant detention centers in Clint and El Paso, Texas, on Monday, including New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, were left stunned by what they saw and the stories they heard from detainees.
"The conditions are far worse than we ever could have imagined," Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania said in a tweet after visiting one facility. "I met grandmothers, mothers and fathers who are suffering. This is devastating," she said."The look in one father's eyes broke me. I can't look away."
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