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Biden administration stops border officials from expelling unaccompanied children despite court allowing it

By Anna Giaritelli
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Biden administration stops border officials from expelling unaccompanied children despite court allowing it

The Biden administration is not allowing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to return unaccompanied children at the southern border to Mexico despite a court order that allowed it, two people with knowledge of the situation told the Washington Examiner.

The Department of Homeland Security “made a policy decision not to,” one of the people said.

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