US Lacks Facilities for Spike in Unaccompanied Children at Border: Psaki

US Lacks Facilities for Spike in Unaccompanied Children at Border: Psaki
A mother holds her daughter while awaiting COVID-19 test results after being released by U.S. immigration authorities in Brownsville, Texas, on Feb. 25, 2021. John Moore/Getty Images
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that the United States doesn’t have enough facilities to house the influx of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.

“There are more children coming across the border than we have facilities for at this point in time,” Psaki told reporters during a press briefing.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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