Is there something missing from press coverage of the thousands of unaccompanied children who have illegally crossed the U.S. border from Mexico and are now in the custody of the Biden administration? Yes, there is something missing - pictures.
"Hundreds of immigrant children and teenagers have been detained at a Border Patrol tent facility in packed conditions, with some sleeping on the floor because there aren't enough mats," The Associated Press reported recently from Donna, Texas, citing nonprofit lawyers who had interviewed the children but had not been allowed to inspect the facility.
Making things even worse, the Biden White House insists that it "Supports transparency" in its handling of the migrant crisis.
The bottom line is: No matter what it says, the Biden administration will not allow the press to see what is going on.
"A 1997 court settlement known as the Flores agreement sets standards for government detention of immigrant children. Lawyers are entitled under Flores to conduct oversight of child detention. The Justice Department declined to comment ... on why the lawyers were denied access. The Biden administration has not responded to several requests from The Associated Press seeking access to the tent."
Nonprofit lawyers played a big role in the attacks on the Trump administration's migrant policy during the "Kids in cages" uproar.
Now, the Biden administration is making sure they don't see what is going on.
https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2021/03/17/bidens-migrant-blackout-n2586365
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