If you voted for Biden because you wanted open borders, you're probably gonna have a hard time swallowing this news.
Democrat President Joe Biden is reportedly putting migrant children in detention facilities that resemble prisons and is separating the children for weeks on end—both issues that Democrats and the media used to attack former President Donald Trump during Trump’s presidency.
“The number of unaccompanied migrant children detained along the southern border has tripled in the last two weeks to more than 3,250, filling facilities akin to jails as the Biden administration struggles to find room for them in shelters,” The New York Times reported. “The children are being held in facilities, managed by the Customs and Border Protection agency, that were built for adults. The border agency has been the subject of widespread criticism for the horrific conditions in its federal detention facilities, in which children are exposed to disease, hunger and overcrowding.”
The news comes after Axios reported late last week that the Biden administration was allowing the facilities to operate at 100% capacity to meet the demand of the huge surge in illegal immigration taking place on the southern border. The centers were previously allowed to only operate at 50% capacity to adhere to social distancing guidelines.
USA Today reported over the weekend that Biden was “still sheltering children separated from close family members in federal facilities for weeks on end – something immigrant advocates and attorneys had hoped the new administration would resolve by now.” The report noted in its headline that children were being “being separated from relatives for weeks” under Biden.
“The migrant children often arrive with a grandparent, older sibling or other relative but are separated until federal officials can confirm the accompanying adult is their relative, as required under U.S. law,” the report stated. “But it also classifies the youngsters as ‘unaccompanied minors’ and places them in federal shelters until a sponsor or adult is vetted, a process that can take several weeks or even months.”
The Washington Examiner reported late last week that multiple sources familiar with the matter said that the Biden administration was considering changing the names of the facilities to “reception centers” because it sounded less harsh.
Incase you're wondering how things are going at the border: the number of minor detainees has tripled in the past two weeks. This is a consequence of electing a candidate who spent the past four years babbling about defending the rights of illegal immigrants without actually stopping to analyze the problem at our border.
More than 3,250 unaccompanied minors are being detained at facilities along the United States’ southern border, a number that has tripled over the past two weeks.
More than 1,360 of the minors have been held longer than 72 hours, which is the longest they can be held before being transferred to a shelter, the New York Times reported . Many of the minors are being held in facilities designed for adults.
The Department of Health and Human Services, which operates the shelters for unaccompanied minors, is currently housing 8,100 children, according to documents obtained by the Times. HHS only has 838 beds available.
Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar told Fox News on March 6 that the Biden Administration was not being straightforward with lawmakers about the number of illegal crossings.
EL FLORIDO, GUATEMALA - JANUARY 18: A girl gets off a bus that takes them back to the Honduran border with Guatemala on January 18, 2021 in El Florido, Guatemala. The caravan departed from Honduras to walk across Guatemala and Mexico to eventually reach the United States. After clashing with the police yesterday migrants are being held to carry out immigration and heath controls. Central Americans expect to receive asylum and most Hondurans decided to migrate after being hit by recent hurricanes. (Photo by Josue Decavele/Getty Images)