When asked what more could be done to convince migrant families to stop coming across the border, Biden said his administration is 'making sure we re-establish what existed before - which is they can stay in place and make their case from their home countries'
… roughly 500,000 to 800,000 migrants to arrive as part of a family group during the 2021 fiscal year that ends in September, a quantity that would equal or exceed the record numbers who entered in 2019, according to government data reviewed by The Washington Post. Officials are now racing to find facilities to house these families ahead of their release, along with additional staff to process an increase in humanitarian and asylum claims. …