Category: unaccompanied children

Biden Administration Ensures Unaccompanied Minors’ Abortion Access Post Overturn of Roe v. Wade

Biden administration has revised field guidance to ensure pregnant unaccompanied minors abortion access after the Supreme Court returned the abortion decision to states by overturning Roe v. Wade in June. According to the guidance (pdf) the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) revised on Thursday, field specialists should prioritize placement of pregnant unaccompanied minors who requested…


Unaccompanied Children Suffer Mental Distress at Fort Bliss Facility: Watchdog

Unaccompanied children who crossed the U.S. border alone and were temporarily sheltered in a Texas military base last year suffered from distress, anxiety, and panic attacks without receiving quality services that prioritize their safety and well-being, shows a September watchdog report. In the 58-page report (pdf) issued last week by the Department of Health and…


Leaked Data Suggest a Daily Average of 441 Unaccompanied Children at Border This Year

An average of 441 children will cross the U.S.–Mexico border alone every day this year, surpassing last year’s record, data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) show. “DHS projections call for approximately 148,000 and 161,000 [unaccompanied children] referrals to [Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement] this year. With monthly projections exceeding those…


White House Confirms Flying South Border Unaccompanied Children to NY Overnight

White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Tuesday that the Biden administration has been flying unaccompanied children from the southern border to New York in the middle of the night. According to the New York Post, about 2,000 underage illegal immigrants from Texas allegedly have arrived at the Westchester County Airport on 21 flights since…


White House Confirms Overnight Flights of Unaccompanied Children From Southern Border to NY

White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Tuesday that the Biden administration has been flying unaccompanied children from the southern border to New York in the middle of the night. According to the New York Post, about 2,000 underage illegal immigrants from Texas allegedly have arrived at the Westchester County Airport on 21 flights since…


Over 800 Unaccompanied Children Crossing Border Illegally Apprehended in One Day

Border agents on Wednesday took into custody 834 unaccompanied children illegally crossing the southern border, marking the highest daily total recorded since the Biden administration started releasing such data in March. The data, which was first reported by the Washington Examiner, came on the heels of preliminary Department of Homeland Security (DHS) figures indicating July border crossings…


Cuellar Says Border ‘Not Under Control’ and Biden Administration Playing ‘Shell Game’ With Optics

A Texas Democrat who has been critical of the White House’s immigration policies said in separate interviews on Fox News and MSNBC that aired Thursday that “the border is not under control” and that the Biden administration is playing a “shell game” by shifting unaccompanied minors “from one tent to another tent.” Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said in an interview…


Rep. Cuellar Says Border ‘Not Under Control’ and Biden Administration Playing ‘Shell Game’ With Optics

A Texas Democrat who has been critical of the White House’s immigration policies said in separate interviews on Fox News and MSNBC that aired Thursday that “the border is not under control” and that the Biden administration is playing a “shell game” by shifting unaccompanied minors “from one tent to another tent.” Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said in an interview…


Americans Disapprove Biden’s Handling of Border Crisis: Poll

More Americans disapprove of President Joe Biden’s handling of the border security and the influx of unaccompanied children as illegal immigrants at the southern border reach record highs. According to a new poll conducted by the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, while Biden has an overall approval rating of 61 percent,…


4,100 Illegal Immigrants, Mostly Children, Crowded in a Border Facility Intended for 250

Over 4,100 illegal immigrants, more than 3,400 of them unaccompanied children with some as young as 3 years old, were being kept in an overly crowded border facility in the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday. Two journalists from the Associated Press and a crew from CBS were allowed to visit the facility in Donna, Texas,…