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By Priscilla Alvarez @ CNN.com, April 29
The number of unaccompanied migrant children held in jail-like conditions by US Customs and Border Protection dropped nearly 84% in the span of a month, according to a White House official, underscoring the significant progress made by the administration after reaching record high custody figures.
As of Wednesday, there were 954 children in CBP facilities, down from a peak of 5,767 on March 28, the official told CNN, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak on the record.
The volume of arrivals weeks into President Joe Biden taking office, combined with an unprepared administration, left thousands of children languishing in Border Patrol facilities often for longer than the 72-hour limit set by federal law. In some cases, children were alternating schedules to make space for one another in confined facilities and taking turns showering, often going days without one, while others hadn't seen the sunlight in days.
The Biden administration fielded a flurry of criticism from Republicans [....]
Comments
by artappraiser on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 8:57pm
by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 6:37pm
some anarchists and other assorted far lefties hope to pick up that slack tomorrow on May Day:
by artappraiser on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 7:19pm
by artappraiser on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 8:15pm