
Two separate lawmaker trips to border highlight different messages on immigration amid surge of minors
CNN
Two separate groups of lawmakers traveled to Texas on Friday to spotlight the surge of unaccompanied minors crossing the US-Mexico border in recent weeks — with the lawmakers blaming different administrations for why the crisis is happening in the first place.
Democratic Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro, who led a group of House Democratic lawmakers to Carrizo Springs, Texas, blamed former President Donald Trump for the inhumane conditions in which some unaccompanied minors are being detained. "We need to be clear about something. President Biden inherited a situation where the previous administration had sought to dismantle the infrastructure for processing asylum seekers and settling asylum seekers in the United States," he said after touring a migrant processing facility managed by the Department of Health and Human Services. "It was an administration that was run in many ways on these issues by Stephen Miller," referencing a senior White House policy adviser for Trump known for his hardline views on immigration.
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