Record Setting Number Of Migrant Children Being Detained In 'Jail-Like' Facilities

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As Of This Weekend A Record High Of More Than 4,000 Unaccompanied Minors Were Being Detained In Temporary Migrant Holding Facilities - Otherwise Known As Tent Cities -at The Southern Border.
According To The AP, The Jail-like Facilities Are Packed With Some Children Being Forced To Sleep On The Floor, Others Told Immigration Attorneys That They've Been Held At The Facility For More Than A Week With Out A Shower And Have Not Been Allowed To Call Their Parents Or Other Relatives.

In Fact, Nearly 3,000 Migrant Children Have Been Detained For More Than 72 Hours - Which Is Illegal. That Number Up 100% From The Week Prior.

The Biden Administration Has Now Deployed Fema To Help With The Growing Migrant Crisis At The Border Which Saw More Than 100,000 Illegal Migrants Arrive In February, Nearly 9,500 Of Those Migrants Were Children Who Were Entered U.S. Border Custody.

According To Government Data, CBP Sectors In Texas And Arizona Are Over Capacity.

DHS Has Called The Situation Overwhelming And Made A Plea For Volunteers To Help Deal With The Surge Of Migrants.

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