U.S. border officials released the first photos and videos from inside two large facilities where migrant families and unaccompanied children are held by the Border Patrol.

The release of images comes after complaints among the media and lawmakers about the Biden administration’s lack of transparency regarding the surge at the southern border that is seeing thousands of migrants taken into custody weekly.

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