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by John BurnettApr, 06 2021 (All Things Considered) The recent graduation ceremony for the Border Patrols Processing Coordinator program. The people in these new positions will be assigned to work inside stations to care for the individuals Border Patrol agents apprehend. Image: John Burnett/NPR The Border Patrol is overwhelmed by the numbers of unaccompanied migrant children in its custody — on Sunday, there were 4,699 sleeping in austere conditions for days on end. But theres help on the wa...

Facility. a processing. where they keep people for 72 hours. i live on the border i have seen them. they are not equipped to handle thousands of individuals. yes, theyre not going to have the resources. and thats an issue that we need to look at. were not talking about detention centers. were not talking about shelters that health and human services run. were talking about the first step which is the border patrol processing. men and women are trying to do their best. we need to provide the reso...

Those facilities are not quipped to handle thousands of individuals, so, yes, theyre not going to have the resources and thats an issue that we need to look at. remember, were not talking about detention centers. were not talking about shelters that health and human services run. were talking about the first step, which is the border patrol processing. men and women are trying to do their best. we need to provide them the resources. >> your colleague, jim himes, is joining a number of the democr...