Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019
(Worthy News) – The number of migrant children being held in Border Patrol facilities is more than double the record that was set in June 2019 during the Trump administration, the Washington Examiner has learned.
As of Sunday, 5,767 unaccompanied minors were being detained inside cells at Border Patrol facilities near the U.S.-Mexico border. In comparison, only 2,600 children were documented in custody at the height of the 2019 border crisis, according to federal data exclusively obtained Monday evening.
The figures underscore the magnitude of the situation on the border, which President Joe Biden and Democrats have refused to recognize as a “crisis.” The number of children in Border Patrol facilities is also far higher than the number of children separated from their parents under President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” initiative that mandated children be taken from their parents so that the adults could be prosecuted. In other words, Biden is presiding over more unaccompanied children in government custody than when Trump intentionally separated migrant children from their families. Federal data for the end of Trump’s tenure were not available. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]
Extreme overcrowding: Border Patrol tent in Donna, Texas, holding 5,700 migrants despite 250-person capacity
A temporary Border Patrol facility in Donna, Texas, that is meant to hold a maximum of 250 people was holding more than 5,700 people Monday, putting it at 22 times over the legal limit, according to two government officials with firsthand knowledge of the numbers. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]
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