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In late October, we reported that DHS had expelled unaccompanied immigrant children from the US border more than 13K times under a Trump-era public health order.
Soon after, a federal judge blocked that policy and did not allow DHS to turn back minors. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/border-officials-turned-away-unaccompanied-immigrants
Soon after, a federal judge blocked that policy and did not allow DHS to turn back minors. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/border-officials-turned-away-unaccompanied-immigrants
By February, an appeals court opened the way for Biden to once again turn back children at the border — he decided not to.
The numbers of children arriving at the border continue to rise, outpacing the transfers from BP custody to HHS custody and the discharges from HHS.
The numbers of children arriving at the border continue to rise, outpacing the transfers from BP custody to HHS custody and the discharges from HHS.
Trump officials told the courts that the numbers of children in custody would only rise without the quick turn backs.
In the meantime, Biden administration is throwing everything against the wall, including HHS opening a convention center for kids to stay.
In the meantime, Biden administration is throwing everything against the wall, including HHS opening a convention center for kids to stay.
How did it work before?
Children would stay in hotels under guard with limited access to the outside world as they awaited a flight back to their home countries.
The story of one of those boys, who beat the government in court: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/hamedaleaziz/immigrant-teenager-successfully-fights-to-stay-in-us
Children would stay in hotels under guard with limited access to the outside world as they awaited a flight back to their home countries.
The story of one of those boys, who beat the government in court: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/hamedaleaziz/immigrant-teenager-successfully-fights-to-stay-in-us
These flights returning children to Central America were moving so efficiently that one even took off after the court blocked the Trump administration from using them.
Since then, DHS admitted it was an error and has to bring the kids back. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/hamedaleaziz/immigrant-children-guatemala-ice-flight
Since then, DHS admitted it was an error and has to bring the kids back. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/hamedaleaziz/immigrant-children-guatemala-ice-flight
