Over 800 Unaccompanied Children Crossing Border Illegally Apprehended in One Day
Texas | August 8, 2021
Border agents on Wednesday took into custody 834 unaccompanied children illegally crossing the southern border, marking the highest daily total recorded since the Biden administration started releasing such data in March.
The data, which was first reported by the Washington Examiner, came on the heels of preliminary Department of Homeland Security (DHS) figures indicating July border crossings by unaccompanied minors would hit an all-time high.
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have been critical of the Biden administration for setting policies that they say are fueling the border surge.
The report drew critical comment from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who wrote in a tweet: “Biden’s open border policy is a disaster.”…(Excerpts from the Epoch Times)