End the secrecy: Rights groups urge Biden to restore transparency in drone strikes
US has unique opportunity to increase accountability of armed drone use and reveal civilian death toll, groups say
Former President Donald Trump rolled back guidelines on use of drone strikes put in place by his predecessor Barack Obama (AFP) By Published date: 16 March 2021 16:58 UTC | Last update: 2 weeks 5 days ago
Rights advocates are calling on the Biden administration to reinstate transparency measures and reveal the civilian death toll from its covert drone programme.
Former US President Donald Trump rolled back guidelines on the use of drone strikes put in place by Barack Obama, including a requirement that intelligence officials report the number of people killed in drone strikes outside of war zones.
Number of migrant kids in US custody up 25% since last week, administration in crisis
Nancy Pelosi calls growing number of minors crossing the border a ‘Humanitarian crisis’
Replay Video UP NEXT The number of unaccompanied teens and children in U.S. custody along the U.S.-Mexico border has reached record numbers, forcing children to stay longer in perilously overcrowded border facilities, many of which are similar to jail, multiple sources who reviewed the most recent government data told ABC News. There are now 4,276 children in custody, up from about 3,400 earlier in the week. It is a 25% increase, which sources tell ABC News is troubling and could lead to the kind of environment last seen during the 2018-2019 surge, in which six migrant children died in U.S. custody.
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Number of unaccompanied migrant kids in US custody up 25% since last week, administration facing unprecedented crisis
Over 500 kids per day are being detained at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Nancy Pelosi calls growing number of minors crossing the border a ‘Humanitarian crisis’
Drone footage shows thousands of young people have arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months. Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters
The number of unaccompanied teens and children in U.S. custody along the U.S.-Mexico border has reached record numbers, forcing children to stay longer in perilously overcrowded border facilities, many of which are similar to jail, multiple sources who reviewed the most recent government data told ABC News.
By MATT GUTMAN and QUINN OWEN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The number of unaccompanied teens and children in U.S. custody along the U.S.-Mexico border has reached record numbers, forcing children to stay longer in perilously overcrowded border facilities, many of which are similar to jail, multiple sources who reviewed the most recent government data [.]
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