The now-closed facility was located next to a Superfund site. Kids incarcerated there were exposed to arsenic and lead.

Migrant children incarcerated at a now-closed facility next to an Air Force Reserve base outside of Miami were exposed to toxic chemicals such as arsenic and lead, which are linked with developmental harm and cancer, according to more than 20,000 pages of records released as part of federal litigation over the site. The Homestead migrant detention center for unaccompanied children…

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