Biden administration plans to open another tent facility for migrants on the Texas border
(CNN)The Biden administration is planning to open another facility in Del Rio, Texas, to expand processing capacity for children and families arriving at the US-Mexico border, a Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to CNN.
It's the latest move by the administration to address the growing number of migrant families and unaccompanied children at the US southern border. Earlier this month, US Customs and Border Protection also announced the opening of a "soft-sided" structure in Donna, Texas, to help with intake.
In January, more than 5,800 unaccompanied children and nearly 7,500 families were taken into custody by Customs and Border Protection at the US-Mexico border, according to the agency's most recent monthly data. And numbers are expected to continue to rise.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/26/politics/new-migrant-processing-facility-del-rio-us-mexico-border/index.html
The predecessor's heartless policies created pent up demand to come here. It is not surprising that they are taking the opportunity to come now that cooler heads have prevailed. 300 unaccompanied children into custody daily is a human tragedy.