U.S. Rep. Jason Smith: Overcrowded detention centers, overwhelmed agents on the southern border

Saturday, June 8, 2019 ~ Updated 12:05 PM

Detention centers in the McAllen, Texas, area of the Rio Grande Valley are overcrowded with migrants seeking asylum and border patrol agents are overwhelmed, a Southeast Missouri congressman said Friday after visiting the border.

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