Category: unaccompanied minors

GOP Senators Tour Border Area, Release Graphic Images of Children in ‘Cages’

March 27, 2021
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A group of Republican senators on Friday visited the Rio Grande Valley—the busiest corridor for illegal crossings—and toured a holding facility, releasing graphic images of illegal immigrants and children packed into what Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called “cages.” Cruz, who along with 18 of his Senate colleagues took part in a congressional delegation that toured…

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More Than 16,500 Illegal Alien Minors in CBP and HHS Custody: Official Tally

March 24, 2021
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A total of 16,513 unaccompanied illegal alien minors were in the custody of either Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as of March 23, according to the HHS Administration for Children and Families. CBP had custody of 4,962 minors and 11,551 were in the hands of the HHS. The administration…

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More Than 16,500 Illegal Alien Minors Are in CBP, HHS Custody

March 24, 2021
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A total of 16,513 unaccompanied illegal alien minors were in the custody of either Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as of March 23, according to the HHS Administration for Children and Families. CBP had custody of 4,962 minors, while 11,551 were in the hands of the HHS. The Biden…

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Border House Democrat Says Biden Admin Should Return Unaccompanied Youth to Mexico

March 24, 2021
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A House Democrat in Texas said that the White House needs to return unaccompanied youth to Mexico, citing the COVID-19 pandemic. “The administration is doing the right thing because the law requires that we process unaccompanied minors,” Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) said in a statement Wednesday. “However, we are in the middle of a pandemic…

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Pentagon Asked to House Unaccompanied Minors at Texas Military Facilities

March 23, 2021
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The Pentagon said on Tuesday that it had received a request for assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to temporarily house unaccompanied minors at two Texas military facilities. The request specifically asked to use Joint Base San Antonio in Lackland and Fort Bliss, which is outside of El Paso, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters…

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Biden Says He Will Visit Southern Border ‘At Some Point’

March 22, 2021
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President Joe Biden said on Sunday that he will visit the U.S. southern border “at some point” as his administration continues to struggle with addressing the influx of illegal immigration. Biden made the comments to reporters after stepping off the Marine One at the White House. The United States is currently facing a significant surge…

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DHS Secretary: Border Is Closed but Children Won’t Be Expelled

March 21, 2021
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Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday said the border is closed but the United States will not turn back unaccompanied children who unlawfully cross into the United States. “We are expelling families. We are expelling single adults. And we’ve made a decision that we will not expel young, vulnerable children. I think we…

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US Opening New Facility to Hold up to 2,000 Unaccompanied Minors

March 21, 2021
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The United States is set to open another facility to deal with the surge in illegal immigrants, President Joe Biden’s administration announced Saturday. The new facility is in Pecos, Texas. It can initially hold about 500 children, with the potential to expand to 2,000, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee…

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Texas Governor Announces State Actions Over Federal Facilities Holding Unaccompanied Minors

March 19, 2021
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday criticized the Biden administration over the “unacceptable and inhumane” conditions of two federal facilities holding unaccompanied minors and ordered investigations into the issues, amid a recent surge of illegal aliens across the U.S.–Mexico border. In a statement, the Republican governor said that water at a federally-run facility in Midland was not…

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Texas Governor Announces COVID-19 Outbreak, Unsafe Water at Facilities Holding Illegal Aliens

March 19, 2021
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday criticized the Biden administration over the “unacceptable and inhumane” conditions of two federal facilities holding illegal aliens, including unaccompanied minors, amid a recent surge of illegal aliens across the U.S.–Mexico border. In a statement, the Republican governor said that water at a federally-run facility in Midland was not proven safe before…

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