The poor conditions were uncovered by lawyers who visited the facility this month, prompting widespread public fury and a transfer of almost all the children to another facility.

But border officials on Tuesday disputed lawyers’ accounts of the poor conditions and said that the children were sent back after overcrowding there was alleviated.

Turmoil in D.C.: The acting head of Customs and Border Protection announced his resignation amid the public outcry. His replacement is an immigration hard-liner who called for mass deportations.

What’s next? House Democrats pressed ahead with plans to vote later today on $4.5 billion in humanitarian aid to address the plight of migrants at the southern border. Some Democrats, however, worry that the money would be used to further enable President Trump’s crackdown at the border.