The Smithsonian National Museum of American History is considering adding the drawings made by formally detained migrant children to their collection. The artworks depict the time these young people spent separated from their families and show distressing imagery of stick figures behind bars and people on floors under blankets. The works were drawn by children, between the ages of 10 and 11, at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Centre in McAllen, Texas. This is where many families go after being released from Customs and Border Protection custody. While there, the kids were asked to show what their time in the detention centre was like and did so on canvases. The drawings were brought to light after the American Academy of Paediatrics toured the CBP facilities. Shocked by the squalor conditions, they shared the artwork with the media. The Smithsonian Institution got involved shortly after.