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March 16, 2021

Biden Admin to Detain Thousands of Teenage Asylum Seekers in Dallas Convention Center
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In immigration news, the Biden administration is planning to detain
asylum-seeking teenagers at a convention center in Dallas, Texas. This
is the latest facility opened by the Biden administration to hold
unaccompanied children and teens, who are being apprehended in record
numbers as they attempt to reach the U.S. seeking refuge. The AP reports
the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center will be used by FEMA, the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, for up to 90 days to hold as many
as 3,000 unaccompanied teens. In February alone, over 9,000
unaccompanied children and teens were apprehended by U.S. authorities.


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