Border officials request ICE planes to fly migrants to northern border facilities

The Biden administration is allowing border officials to move forward with a request to fly migrant children and families to states along the Canadian border due to a shortage of federal facilities on the U.S.-Mexico border where they are initially encountered, according to a report.

Customs and Border Protection, the federal agency that first takes illegal immigrants into custody, asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use its airplanes to transport people deeper into the country. The planes are normally used for deportations, the Washington Post reported Friday afternoon.