Children Spend Days In Crude Facilities As U.S. Border Resources Overwhelmed Again
3 years, 9 months ago

Children Spend Days In Crude Facilities As U.S. Border Resources Overwhelmed Again

NPR  

Children Spend Days In Crude Facilities As U.S. Border Resources Overwhelmed Again Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images A record number of migrant children and teenagers are being held in warehouse-like detention facilities run by U.S. Customs and Border Protection near the southern border, and new documents obtained by NPR show that the number of children arriving without their parents is growing exponentially faster than the Biden administration is able to transfer the children to family members and vetted sponsors. "So, every day when you see these kids coming through, they're just sort of getting backed up into border patrol stations," said a source familiar with the documents. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that President Biden has been briefed on the situation and is focused on getting the "children placed with vetted and confirmed families." Roberta Jacobson, the White House coordinator for the Southern Border, said Wednesday the surges are due in part to misinformation and the "pent up demand" for a more humane policy after the Trump administration.

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Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Migrant children who wait in makeshift camps along the U.S.-Mexico border for the Border Patrol to process them are in the agency’s custody and are subject to a long-standing court-supervised agreement that set standards for their treatment, a judge ruled. “We expect CBP to comply with the court’s order swiftly, and we remain committed to holding CBP accountable …

Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says

LA Times  

Migrants are seen through the border fence as they camp outside a gate in El Paso. Migrant children who wait in makeshift camps along the U.S.-Mexico border for the Border Patrol to process them are in the agency’s custody and are subject to a long-standing court-supervised agreement that set standards for their treatment, a judge has ruled. The issue of …

Migrant minors languish at emergency sites in US: Advocates
3 years, 3 months ago

Migrant minors languish at emergency sites in US: Advocates

Al Jazeera  

The sites were set up amid a surge in border crossings, but aren’t suitable for long-term housing, advocates say. Five months after the administration of United States President Joe Biden declared an emergency and raced to set up shelters to house a record number of children crossing the US-Mexico border alone, kids continue to languish at the sites, while more …

US border encounters of migrant families rise despite heat
3 years, 5 months ago

US border encounters of migrant families rise despite heat

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — U.S. officials say the number of migrant families they encountered at the border in June increased by 25% from the previous month even as summer temperatures rise in the deserts and mountain terrain of the southwestern borderlands. According to new numbers released Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection tallied 55,805 members of families with children in June, compared …

US agents encounter more single adults crossing border
3 years, 7 months ago

US agents encounter more single adults crossing border

Associated Press  

LA JOYA, Texas — Parents emerge from the brush into a baseball field, carrying exhausted children. Border Patrol agents dictate orders: Families with young children in one line and unaccompanied children in another. But while asylum-seeking families and children dominate public attention, single adults represent a growing number of border encounters, nearly two of every three in April. Some current …

Number of children traveling alone at border eases in April
3 years, 7 months ago

Number of children traveling alone at border eases in April

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The number of unaccompanied children encountered on the U.S. border with Mexico in April eased from an all-time high a month earlier, while more adults were found coming without families, authorities said Tuesday. Authorities encountered 17,171 children traveling alone, down 9% from 18,960 in March, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, but still well above the …

Migrant arrivals at US-Mexico border rose slightly in April
3 years, 7 months ago

Migrant arrivals at US-Mexico border rose slightly in April

Al Jazeera  

New data shows the number of migrant children travelling alone to the US dropped by 12 percent from March to April. The number of migrants arriving at the United States’ southern border with Mexico rose slightly during the month of April compared with the previous month, according to the latest official figures, while the number of children travelling alone to …

Mexico sees massive increase in children near US border: UNICEF
3 years, 8 months ago

Mexico sees massive increase in children near US border: UNICEF

Al Jazeera  

Children are staying in overcrowded shelters in Mexico and more than half are without their parents, rights group says. Mexico has seen a nine-fold increase in the number of migrant children arriving since the beginning of the year, the United Nation’s child rights agency said, warning that many children are being held in overcrowded shelters near the country’s border with …

Number of kids alone at border hits all-time high in March
3 years, 8 months ago

Number of kids alone at border hits all-time high in March

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March, authorities said Thursday, the largest monthly number ever recorded and a major test for President Joe Biden as he reverses many of his predecessor’s hardline immigration tactics. The huge increase in children traveling alone — some as young as 3 — and …

Number of child migrants crossing the border alone hits an all-time high in March
3 years, 8 months ago

Number of child migrants crossing the border alone hits an all-time high in March

LA Times  

Young unaccompanied migrants ages 3 to 9 watch television in a playpen at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Donna, Texas, on March 30. U.S. officials picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March, authorities said Thursday, the largest monthly number ever recorded and a major test for President Biden as he reverses …

Almost 19,000 Migrant Children Stopped At U.S. Border in March, Most Ever In A Month
3 years, 8 months ago

Almost 19,000 Migrant Children Stopped At U.S. Border in March, Most Ever In A Month

NPR  

Almost 19,000 Migrant Children Stopped At U.S. Border in March, Most Ever In A Month Enlarge this image toggle caption Dario Lopez-Mills/AP Dario Lopez-Mills/AP The number of migrants encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border in March was the most in at least 15 years, as agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection apprehended nearly 172,000 people, according to Biden administration officials. …

Why are so many migrant children going to the US?
3 years, 8 months ago

Why are so many migrant children going to the US?

Al Jazeera  

There’s an influx of children migrating through the southern border with Mexico. The United States Border Patrol estimates that up to 22,000 children could cross the border with Mexico in April. President Joe Biden promised a more humane treatment of migrants than his predecessor, but images of a crowded migrant processing centre in Donna, Texas, with thousands of children crammed …

Over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility
3 years, 8 months ago

Over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility

Associated Press  

DONNA, Texas — The Biden administration for the first time Tuesday allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant children, revealing a severely overcrowded tent structure where more than 4,000 people, including children and families, were crammed into a space intended for 250 and the youngest were kept in a large play pen with mats on the floor …

Small Texas border town is route to US for migrant children
3 years, 8 months ago

Small Texas border town is route to US for migrant children

Associated Press  

ROMA, Texas — As darkness sets on the Rio Grande, U.S. Border Patrol agents hear pumps inflating rafts across the river in Mexico. Roma, a town of 10,000 people with historic buildings and boarded-up storefronts in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, is the latest epicenter of illegal crossings, where growing numbers of families and children are entering the United States to …

VP Harris to Tackle US Border Influx: How Difficult is The Job?
3 years, 8 months ago

VP Harris to Tackle US Border Influx: How Difficult is The Job?

The Quint  

The new Biden administration has been under flak from critics, with both Republicans, as well as Democrats warning of a “burgeoning humanitarian crisis” as an increasing number of migrant children try to enter the US. Republicans have also blamed Biden, saying that the migrant crisis at the Mexican border worsened once he started rolling back Trump’s policies. Citing agency data, …

Border Patrol holds migrant families for days under a south Texas bridge
3 years, 9 months ago

Border Patrol holds migrant families for days under a south Texas bridge

LA Times  

Asylum seekers detained by Border Patrol, including minors and babies, sleep on the ground while waiting over 12 hours without food and water before being bused to Border Patrol facilities for processing in south Texas. A spokesman for Border Patrol who was authorized to speak only on background said it was “not the norm” for migrants to be held under …

Photos: US faces biggest migrant surge in two decades
3 years, 9 months ago

Photos: US faces biggest migrant surge in two decades

Hindustan Times  

Photos: US faces biggest migrant surge in two decades A surge of migrants on the Southwest border between the US and Mexico has the Biden administration on the defensive. A surge of migrants on the US southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem but insisting it's …

Deaths Of Migrant Children Haunt Former Official As Border Surge Increases
3 years, 9 months ago

Deaths Of Migrant Children Haunt Former Official As Border Surge Increases

NPR  

Deaths Of Migrant Children Haunt Former Official As Border Surge Increases Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Seeing the growing number of minors held in jail-like facilities near the U.S.-Mexico border, John Sanders can't help thinking of Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez. "My greatest fear and the hardest thing for me when I was at CBP …

Young Migrants Held By Border Patrol Far Longer Than Allowed, Document Shows
3 years, 9 months ago

Young Migrants Held By Border Patrol Far Longer Than Allowed, Document Shows

NPR  

Young Migrants Held By Border Patrol Far Longer Than Allowed, Document Shows Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Hamel/AFP via Getty Images Justin Hamel/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. government had 4,276 unaccompanied migrant children in custody as of Sunday, according to a Department of Homeland Security document obtained by NPR. "The Border Patrol facilities have become crowded with children …

Immigrant Children Packed Into Texas Border Patrol Tent For Days
3 years, 9 months ago

Immigrant Children Packed Into Texas Border Patrol Tent For Days

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING HOUSTON — Hundreds of immigrant children and teenagers have been detained at a Border Patrol tent facility in packed conditions, with some sleeping on the floor because there aren’t enough mats, according to nonprofit lawyers who conduct oversight of immigrant detention centers. During the administration of former President Donald Trump, attorney visits to Border Patrol stations revealed …

Children packed into Border Patrol tent for days on end
3 years, 9 months ago

Children packed into Border Patrol tent for days on end

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Hundreds of immigrant children and teenagers have been detained at a Border Patrol tent facility in packed conditions, with some sleeping on the floor because there aren’t enough mats, according to nonprofit lawyers who conduct oversight of immigrant detention centers. During the administration of former President Donald Trump, attorney visits to Border Patrol stations revealed severe problems, including …

Biden team seeks to let separated migrant families stay in US
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden team seeks to let separated migrant families stay in US

Al Jazeera  

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said establishing a more humane policy at the US southern border is going to take time. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas blasted the previous administration under President Donald Trump which separated more than 5,400 children from their parents under Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy. “And if, in fact, they seek to reunite here in the United States, we …

In Biden’s early days, signs of Trump-era problems at border
3 years, 10 months ago

In Biden’s early days, signs of Trump-era problems at border

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — The day after she gave birth in a Texas border hospital, Nailet and her newborn son were taken by federal agents to a holding facility that immigrants often refer to as the “icebox.” Inside, large cells were packed with women and their young children. Warning signs are emerging of the border crises that marked former President Donald Trump’s …

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