The Biden administration is reportedly not allowing the media to go into migrant facilities, citing the coronavirus pandemic as the reason for keeping microphones and cameras out.
The recently reopened Carrizo Springs migrant facility in Texas will be closed off to reporters, despite being the subject of scrutiny, according to The Daily Caller.
"The Office of Refugee Resettlement is not hosting media tours of unaccompanied children facilities currently due to the COVID-19 pandemic," a Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families spokesperson told The Daily Caller.
The human rights group Amnesty International also stepped in, making its stance clear that these facilities for children should not be the "Status quo" in a news release.
97%. 3%. "The Biden administration has inherited a system that holds unaccompanied children in temporary facilities and it will take time to move away from the system," Amnesty International researcher for refugee and migrant rights Denise Bell said.
News organizations fought to get access to border facilities during the Trump administration and Border Patrol eventually allowed tours for reporters at certain locations.
There are lots of conflicting narratives surrounding the border crisis, and the American public cannot get a clear picture without allowing reporters to tour the facilities.
https://www.westernjournal.com/cover-biden-admin-refusing-media-access-migrant-child-facilities/
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