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Friday, April 16, 2021

US Spending Tens of Millions Per Week on Unaccompanied Minors

By Zachary Stieber April 14, 2021

President Joe Biden’s administration is spending roughly $60 million a week to shelter illegal immigrant children who cross into the United States from Mexico. Known as unaccompanied children, caring for the minors has driven the price tag for immigration-related expenses up sharply as U.S. officials grapple with the surge that some experts and Republicans say stems from Biden’s reversal of key Trump-era policies.

More than 18,600 unaccompanied children were apprehended after crossing the border in March, more than double the figure from the month before, sparking fear of a resurgence in MS-13 gang violence and recruitment activity. Nearly 18,800 are being housed in Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) facilities as officials try to locate a family member or other responsible adult to whom they can send each child...........To Read More.....

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