Democrats demand Biden probe migrant family separations at border
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Democrats in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are demanding President Biden investigate Texas officials for separating families at the border.
Democrats previously attacked the Trump administration for implementing a family separation policy to stem the flow of illegal migration at the border. Elizabeth Elkind is a reporter for Fox News Digital focused on Congress as well as the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and politics. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
While Biden has criticized his rival’s policy publicly, his Justice Department has been defending it in court against five migrant mothers who say they and their children suffered from the separation policy while trying to seek asylum. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
It’s fueled anger toward President Biden among his progressive allies, particularly as he’s sought to portray himself as a family-first leader. It comes after he admitted under pressure that his son Hunter Biden’s toddler daughter with Arkansas woman Lunden Roberts is indeed his grandchild.