Becerra: ‘Over 300,000’ unaccompanied immigrant children let into US under Biden

Published March 20, 2024 1:47pm ET



The Biden administration has released “over 300,000” unaccompanied immigrant children into the United States after they crossed the border illegally, the head of the Department of Health and Human Services admitted to concerned House Republicans Wednesday.

Republicans grilled HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra for details on the extent to which immigrant children have come over the border and been released into the country, including to unrelated adults, rather than being deported back to their home countries.

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