DHS releases images of empty Border Patrol facility as child migrants move to HHS shelters
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The Biden administration on Tuesday released images showing how it has emptied out the once-packed Border Patrol facility in Donna, Texas -- which a few months ago had seen images emerge of migrants packed into "pods" amid the surging crisis at the border.
Those numbers have in turn shifted toward the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) -- which the administration says is better able to handle children. The administration has been quickly opening new HHS facilities -- including at military bases -- to handle the continuing surge in unaccompanied children. In March, there were just over 11,000 unaccompanied minors in HHS custody; there are now more than 22,000. From there, they are normally transported to the care of a sponsor, such as a parent or other family member. The government has been paying for sponsors, many of them illegal immigrants themselves, to come and collect the minors.More Related News