US president Joe Biden plans to turn two border detention centres into Ellis Island-type entry points that will release migrant Mexican families into the US in less than 72 hours. But Mr Biden is under pressure from many Democrats who argue unaccompanied children and families are not being let out of custody fast enough. It also emerged that Mr Biden’s administration was considering using Fort Lee military base in Virginia – 1,500 miles from the border – to house unaccompanied migrant children. The Biden administration will quickly process and release incoming migrant families at the Dilley and Karnes City detention centres in Texas. It is understood the aim is to process 100 families a day at the detention centres with some new arrivals placed in hotels if there is an overspill.

Source: Irish Independent March 06, 2021 02:37 UTC