Children in Border Patrol Custody Drops 84 Percent in a Month, Time in Custody Drop By 105 Hours

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‘Crisis’ Update: Children in Border Patrol Custody Drops 84 Percent in a Month, Time in Custody Drops By 105 Hours

By Tommy Christopher Apr 30th, 2021, 8:05 am

As news organizations and the Biden administration debate whether to call the situation at the border a “crisis,” the number of unaccompanied minors has dropped 84 percent in one month, and the average time in custody has fallen from 133 hours to 28 hours.

As some news outlets clamor for President Joe Biden and his administration to call the border situation a “crisis” while others instruct their reporters not to do so, the central challenge to the system has changed dramatically, according to CNN:

The number of unaccompanied migrant children held in jail-like conditions by US Customs and Border Protection dropped nearly 84% in the span of a month, according to a White House official, underscoring the significant progress made by the administration after reaching record high custody figures.

As of Wednesday, there were 954 children in CBP facilities, down from a peak of 5,767 on March 28, the official told CNN, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak on the record.

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