Biden is spending $86 million on hotel rooms for migrants as his administration struggles to handle the surge of families and kids trying to come to the US – By Kelsey Vlamis (Business Insider) / Mar 20 2021
The Biden administration is struggling to address the influx of migrants at the southern border.
Now the administration is spending $86 million on hotel rooms to house migrants near the border.
Biden has publicly urged migrants not to travel to the US, but the surge is expected to grow.
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President Joe Biden’s administration has secured an $86 million contract for hotels to house migrants, Axios reported Saturday. The contract comes as the president struggles to address the surging numbers of families and kids trying to enter the US.
The contract is with hotels near the border in Arizona and Texas to hold about 1,200 migrants, and will last six months. It was made through Endeavors, a non-profit with programs that include housing services and disaster relief.
Hotels have been used by immigration officials before, including last year, when hundreds of migrants, including children, were held in major hotel chains before being deported under President Donald Trump’s pandemic border ban.
The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.
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