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unaccompanied migrant children in US Border Patrol facilities, which are akin to jail cells
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unaccompanied migrant children in US Border Patrol facilities, which are akin to jail cells
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The number of unaccompanied migrant children in US Border Patrol facilities, which are akin to jail cells and not intended for kids, has reached dramatic highs, according to internal agency documents reviewed by CNN, underscoring the urgent challenge facing the Biden administration.
More than 3,200 unaccompanied migrant children were in Customs and Border Protection custody, according to the documents dated Monday. Of those, around 2,600 were awaiting placement in shelters suitable for minors, but there were just over 500 beds available to accommodate them.
The latest data comes on the heels of a trip to the US-Mexico border by senior administration officials to assess the situation on the ground amid an increasing number of arrests and indicates a rapidly increasing trend of unaccompanied children coming into the US. Less than a week ago, there were around 1,700 children in Border Patrol custody.
More than 3,200 unaccompanied migrant children were in Customs and Border Protection custody, according to the documents dated Monday. Of those, around 2,600 were awaiting placement in shelters suitable for minors, but there were just over 500 beds available to accommodate them.
The latest data comes on the heels of a trip to the US-Mexico border by senior administration officials to assess the situation on the ground amid an increasing number of arrests and indicates a rapidly increasing trend of unaccompanied children coming into the US. Less than a week ago, there were around 1,700 children in Border Patrol custody.
Date (Dublin Core)
March 10, 2021
Creator (Dublin Core)
CNN
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Dana Lee Bell
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HST580
Partner (Dublin Core)
Arizona State University
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Youtube video
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English
Immigration
English
News coverage
English
Social Issues
English
Government Federal
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
immigration
children
Border Patrol
United States
President Joseph Biden
custody
border
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
migrant
children
Border Patrol
United States
kids
Biden
custody
Mexico
immigration
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Children
Healthcare
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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
03/22/2021
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
04/04/2021
04/18/2022
04/22/2022
08/02/2022
Date Created (Dublin Core)
03/10/2021
This item was submitted on March 22, 2021 by Dana Lee Bell using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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