The cost of holding migrant children
who have been separated from their parents in newly created "tent
cities" is $775 per person per night, according to an official at the
Department of Health and Human Services — far higher than the cost of keeping children with their parents in detention centers or holding them in more permanent buildings.
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Trump's Mexico tariffs: Republican lawmakers alarmed as president issues 5 percent levy on Mexican imports
President Trump forged ahead Friday with plans to impose import
penalties on Mexico, one of the United States’ largest trading partners,
brushing aside apoplectic lawmakers, business groups and investors who
feared the White House was expanding trade wars without any plan for
eventual escape.
Joaquin Castro stealthily captures photo and video at border detention center
When the delegation of congressional democrats arrived in Texas Monday
to tour border facilities holding migrants, they were told in briefing
packets and by Customs and Border Protection staff that photos and
videos were prohibited — to protect the privacy and safety of those
inside.
Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes
Members of a secret Facebook group for current and former Border Patrol
agents joked about the deaths of migrants, discussed throwing burritos
at Latino members of Congress visiting a detention facility in Texas on
Monday and posted a vulgar illustration depicting Rep. Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez engaged in oral sex with a detained migrant, according to
screenshots of their postings.