Photos: U.S. Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas

Immigrants wait to be processed at the U.S. Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas. More than 350 detainees - men and women, infants and children - were being held there Tuesday.

Immigrants wait to be processed at the U.S. Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas. More than 350 detainees - men and women, infants and children - were being held there Tuesday.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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McAllen Border Patrol station

Detainees are mostly separated by gender and age.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

McAllen Border Patrol station

A migrant talks with officers.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

McAllen Border Patrol station

More than 57,000 unaccompanied youths have been apprehended at the Southwestern U.S. border since October.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

McAllen Border Patrol station

Many of the detainees say they fled the growing violence in Central America.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

McAllen Border Patrol station

A shower area at the processing facility.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

McAllen Border Patrol station

Much of the day is spent waiting.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)