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Photos Show Kids Inside Pods At Biden Border Facility

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Dozens of migrant children were seen packed into cages and lying on makeshift mattresses at a Texas border facility over the weekend, according to photos obtained by Axios.

The photos reportedly showed children inside the plastic cages, or “pods,” at a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) temporary overflow facility in Donna, Texas, according to Axios. While the pods have a 260-person maximum occupancy, Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar, who gave the photos to Axios, said one held more than 400 male minors.

The facility in Donna, Texas is one of several that have reached and exceeded capacity set under coronavirus protocols, Axios reported. More than 10,000 migrants, many of which are minors, were in CBP custody as of Saturday.

“We have to stop kids and families from making the dangerous trek across Mexico to come to the United States,” Cuellar told Axios. “We have to work with Mexico and Central American countries to have them apply for asylum in their countries.”

On Friday, Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said he “fought back tears” while touring a border facility. Murphy said he witnessed a sobbing child who had been separated from her grandmother and hundreds of children packed into rooms.

Facilities that house migrants and unaccompanied minors have reportedly been overwhelmed over the last month as President Joe Biden’s administration attempts to halt the border surge. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki finally referred to the situation at the border as a “crisis” on Thursday.

Former President Donald Trump’s administration was widely condemned after it implemented a “zero tolerance” policy at the border, which led to hundreds of children being separated from their parents in 2018. After facing criticism, Trump backed down and reversed his policy, Reuters reported at the time.

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  1. President Trump worked diligently and accomplished getting the “border crisis” under control. From stage Left comes Biden and gang to successfully undo everything. Now the “border crisis” is actually Life-Threatening!!! Way to go “Biden and gang LEFT”!!! Your intelligence, or more accurately, LACK of Intelligence is truly MIND-BOGGLING!!!

  2. President Trump tried hard to make it known that illegals wouldn’t be allowed to just dance their way across our borders and that was partly to prevent them from even starting on their dangerous trips. Cayotes don’t care as long as they have the money in hand, they’d bring all the kids they could. Kids and adults alike were preyed on during their long, long walks, some died. They were slowed down when they realized it wouldn’t be easy to sneak into our country nor would they be able to con our government into letting them come in unless they did it legally. Demokrats complained but those who are looking for a better life had to think twice before making themselves illegal aliens. Now it’s who cares, we’re coming in whether you like it or not. And the Demokrats are waiting for them with open arms and even inviting them in. Now they are worried. Too late. Don’t Demokrats ever think about what might lie ahead when they make such braindead decisions? Ever? They don’t ever think about what American citizens want. Never.

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