House Democrats describe harrowing conditions at Texas border facilities

Despite a ProPublica report detailing how some members of a private Border Patrol Facebook group expressed their displeasure about a congressional visit to Texas migrant detention centers, more than a dozen House members went through with the plan on Monday.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), one of the main targets of the Facebook group, said that she saw and heard harrowing things while touring the El Paso facility.

Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), who toured the facility with Ocasio-Cortez, backed up her colleague's comments.

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The House members are reportedly on their way to visit another facility in Clint, Texas, which has drawn attention for its reportedly "unconscionable" living conditions.