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ICE detentions plunge under Biden, leaving thousands of empty beds
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The Biden administration currently has in custody some 19,000 unaccompanied children, and it released almost 60% of migrant families encountered at the border in February.
In 2019, ICE had 56,000 migrants in detention and currently pays for 29,000 adult beds. As of last week, ICE's average daily adult population was 14,134. At an average contract rate of $75 a day, the agency was paying $1,125,000 a day to maintain empty beds. By contrast, HHS spends more than $800 a day on roughly migrant beds. Based on that number, the Biden Administration's HHS is spending $10.6 million to house migrant children it doesn't have to. In January, a federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. government can expel immigrant children who cross the border unaccompanied by a parent. The Biden administration however has chosen not to return children and teenagers to their home country.More Related News