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For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading to a mass
.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... A migrant peeks through the U.S.-Mexico border wall in March as a group of migrants is processed in Abram-Perezville, Texas, after trying to sneak across the border. (Julio Cortez/Associated Press) For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic increase in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading to a massive expansion of emergency facilities to...
U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone
US officials again scrambling to provide housing for migrant children Adriana Gomez Licon and Amy Taxin Associated Press For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading to a massive expansion in emergency facilities to house them as more kids arrive than are being released to close relatives in the United States. More than 22,000 migrant children are in government custody as of Thursday, with 10,500 sleeping on cots at convention centers, military bases and other large venues likened to hurr...
New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again Advocates and former U.S. officials say the government failed to prepare for a big increase in children traveling alone as President Joe Biden came into office. Author: Associated Press Updated: 1:48 PM EDT April 18, 2021 For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading to a massive expansion in emergency facilities to house them as more kids arrive than are being released to close relatives in the United S...