Migrant surge at U.S. southern border (March 16, 2021)
latinamericadailybriefing.substack.com
A new surge of Latin American migrants -- including thousands of unaccompanied children -- attempting to enter the U.S. has rapidly turned into a crisis for the Biden administration. Teens and children pose a particular challenge for U.S. authorities, who have run out of space in shelters where minors are cared for until they can be placed with family or a sponsor in the U.S. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, more than 4,000 children and teens are being held for longer periods of time in dangerously overcrowded Border Patrol station holding facilities and jail cells designed for adults. The situation prompted the government to deploy the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Mexican border to help care for minors, over the weekend. (
Migrant surge at U.S. southern border (March 16, 2021)
Migrant surge at U.S. southern border (March…
Migrant surge at U.S. southern border (March 16, 2021)
A new surge of Latin American migrants -- including thousands of unaccompanied children -- attempting to enter the U.S. has rapidly turned into a crisis for the Biden administration. Teens and children pose a particular challenge for U.S. authorities, who have run out of space in shelters where minors are cared for until they can be placed with family or a sponsor in the U.S. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, more than 4,000 children and teens are being held for longer periods of time in dangerously overcrowded Border Patrol station holding facilities and jail cells designed for adults. The situation prompted the government to deploy the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Mexican border to help care for minors, over the weekend. (