- Employees at a Texas child migrant camp sent leaked photos and videos to the BBC.
- They alleged children were sexually assaulted and denied medical care, and that many had COVID-19.
- Staff and children also spoke of lice, overcrowding, and undercooked meat.
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Some staff and children said that kids held the facility are sexually assaulted, and that hundreds tested positive for COVID.
The BBC's investigation looked at a tent camp at the Fort Bliss military base in El Paso, Texas, where more than 2,000 teenaged children are held.
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In an audio recording shared with the BBC, a worker says: "We have already caught staff with minors inappropriately."
Another employee said told the BBC that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spoke to staff there about a rape.
"DHS mentioned there was a rape - they are giving the girls pregnancy tests," she said. "And I heard the other night that another contractor was caught in a boys' tent, you know, doing things with him."
One employee told the BBC: "Hundreds of children have tested positive for COVID."
The BBC also reported that children in need of urgent medical care had been neglected.
Another employee said a child was coughing up blood, but was sent to lunch and wasn't given medical attention for more than three hours.
Staff also told the BBC of widespread problems with lice.
One 15-year-old who used to be at the camp said she was given undercooked chicken and got sick.
Staff also noted overcrowding, problems with sandstorms, and clothing shortages.
The Department of Health and Human Services did not respond directly to the BBC when the allegations were put to it.
It instead gave a statement saying that it is meeting the required standards of care for children. Among these it listed "comfortable sleeping quarters, meals, toiletries, laundry, educational and recreational activities, and access to medical services."
Insider has contacted DHS and the Department of Health and Human Services for further comment.