Trump's Migrant Horror at the Border Continues

A photo of a dead migrant and his daughter is going viral-- and drawing new attention to the shocking conditions suffered by migrant children at the hands of the Trump administration.

Oscar Martinez who was making $10 a day in El Salvador, dreamt of a better life for his wife Tania and daughter Valerie.  When they reached the U.S. border, Oscar swam with his daughter across the Rio Grande.  They reach the shore safely-- but when he turned to make the trip back to get his wife the little girl panicked, jumping back in the water to stay with her daddy.  Tania Vanessa Ávalos, 21, watched from the shore in horror as Oscar and her 23-month-old baby were swept away by the current.  Their bodies were later found by U.S. authorities.

The shocking photo brings new scrutiny to the cruel and inhuman conditions at Trump's migrant centers, where children and their families held in the Rio Valley face dangerous and overcrowded cells with 'no access to showers or hot food and standing room only.

Department of Homeland Security inspectors are said to have found those detained are using wipes to clean themselves with bologna sandwiches the only food being served to many adults.

Others are said to have banged on windows as officials walked past, trying to show them notes and the length of their beards to prove their time in custody.  According to the report, children have a limited change of clothes while other detainees blocked toilets in order to be released from their cells,.

Conditions at the station in Clint, Texas included inadequate food, lack of medical care, and older children trying to care for toddlers.  In one case, attorneys said a two-year-old boy without a diaper was being watched by older kids. Several had the flu.

Senior Homeland Security managers were quoted as saying the situation is a "ticking time bomb," and another said there was "fear of a revolt."  

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has already said he is stepping down as his agency is under siege over the discovery of dozens of children in filthy conditions at one of its stations in Texas.

Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner John Sanders said in a message to employees that he would resign on July 5. He did not give a reason for leaving his job. 

Donald Trump opposes the bill for $4.5 billion in humanitarian aid for the migrant centers, because it doesn't allot any new funding for border agents.