The European Parliament on Thursday condemned the United States' treatment of migrants arriving at its border with Mexico, drawing a rebuke from the American ambassador in Brussels.
The parliament passed a motion deploring what it called the "appalling conditions" in US immigration detention facilities as President Donald Trump takes a tough line on the flow of undocumented migrants coming to the country from Central America.
Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the EU, said the parliament had "missed the mark", and that Washington was seeking to protect legitimate asylum seekers while deterring "those with false/meritless claims".