Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Biden administration faces surge of unaccompanied kids at US-Mexico border
An increasing number of unaccompanied minors have been trying to enter the U.S. via the Mexico border. More than 400 of them were arrested today alone, and thousands are now in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection .
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenAn increasing number of unaccompanied minors have been trying to enter the U.S. via the Mexico border. More than 400 of them were arrested today alone, and thousands are now in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The surge has forced the White House to push back on criticism from former President Trump and other Republicans that Joe Biden is soft on border security, and that reversing Trump’s hard-line immigration policies is creating a crisis at the border.
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5 storiesUS-Mexico border sees surge of unaccompanied minors. What does this mean for the Biden administration?
An increasing number of unaccompanied minors have been trying to enter the U.S. via the Mexico border. More than 400 of them were arrested today alone, and thousands are now in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities have been sending lots of offenders home.
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Read the story15 minThieves stole $500,000 watch from a man sitting outside in Beverly Hills. Why’s it worth so much?
Last Friday, local jeweler Shay Belhassen was sitting outside at a Beverly Hills restaurant when he was robbed at gunpoint by three men. They took his rose gold Richard Mille RM 11-03 Flyback Chronograph watch, which is valued at about $500,000.
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