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Child border crossings surge, put pressure on Biden administration Migrant children and teenagers from the southern border of the United State wait to be processed after entering the site of a temporary holding facility Sunday, March 14, 2021, south of Midland, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas gestures during a media tour at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City Philadelphia on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Mayorkas was in Philadelphia for the media tour of the FEMA Community Vaccination Center. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Ph...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem

Biden admin refuses to take responsibility for border crisis Associated Press Spanish WASHINGTON (March 17, 2021) — A surge of illegals on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem but claiming it’s under control. More than 4,000 migrant children were being held by the Border Patrol as of Sunday, including at least 3,000 in custody longer than the 72-hour limit set by a court order, according to a U.S. official. The agency took in an additional 561 on Monday, twice the recent average, acc...

Surge In Migrants Coming From Mexico Puts Joe Biden In A Tight Spot The number of migrants attempting to cross the border is at the highest level since March 2019, with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warning that it is on pace to hit a 20-year peak. AP/PTI Photo Associated Press (AP) 2021-03-17T12:25:47+05:30 Surge In Migrants Coming From Mexico Puts Joe Biden In A Tight Spot outlookindia.com 2021-03-17T12:27:30+05:30 A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security ackn...

The number of children crossing by themselves, mostly from Central America, appears to be surging in particular in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. The Border Patrol took in 280 there alone on Monday. The total of 561 unaccompanied minors from Monday offers a snapshot of how quickly conditions have changed along the border. That was up 60% from the daily average in February, one of the officials said. In May 2019, during the last surge, the one-day peak was 370 teens and children. Children and teens crossing by themselves rose 60% from this January to more than 9,400 in February, accordi...