Border House Democrat Says Biden Admin Should Return Unaccompanied Youth to Mexico

Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) participates in a hearing in Washington on April 4, 2017. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A House Democrat in Texas said that the White House needs to return unaccompanied youth to Mexico, citing the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The administration is doing the right thing because the law requires that we process unaccompanied minors,” Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) said in a statement Wednesday. “However, we are in the middle of a pandemic and our systems are being overwhelmed.”