The Border Patrol's parent agency has issued nationwide custody standards, a little more than a year after its jails were overwhelmed with Central American children fleeing to the United States.
The standards released Monday govern a wide range of scenarios and circumstances. They include guarding an immigrant's personal belongings, properly using handcuffs and other restraints and setting thermostats.
Customs and Border Protection has come under criticism from advocacy groups who compiled detailed statements from immigrants alleging frigid temperatures, poor hygiene, overcrowding and mistreatment. A federal judge in Los Angeles recently said children were being held in "widespread and deplorable conditions."
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