White House ‘committed’ to transparency along the southern border while refusing media access

Published March 17, 2021 8:55pm ET



The Biden administration is “committed to transparency,” the White House said, despite limiting journalists access to the facilities housing unaccompanied migrant children apprehended in increasing numbers at the southern border.

“We remain committed to doing that,” press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday, asked whether journalists would soon be permitted to visit. The administration has rebuffed media requests to visit the detention centers or mirror the access previously granted by the Trump administration.

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