US border patrol closes ‘kids in cages’ detention facility until 2022

US Customs and Border Protection has closed the warehouse where families and children were detained in chain-link enclosures during the Trump administration’s crackdown on migrants.

The South Texas facility, known for the shocking images that emerged of “kids in cages”, will undergo renovations until 2022, according to CBP officials.

Chain-link fencing will be removed, and the warehouse will be redesigned to provide detained migrants with more humane conditions, The Washington Post reports.

Renovations will take at least 18 months and will include more recreation and play areas for children, in addition to more permanent kitchen, infirmary, and shower facilities.