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Washington [US], February 28 The Biden administration is planning to open another facility in south Texas to expand processing capacity for children and families arriving at the US-Mexico border, CNN reported citing a Department of Homeland Security official statement.It's the latest move by the administration to address the growing number of migrant families and unaccomped children at the US southern border. Earlier this month, US Customs and Border Protection also announced the opening of a "soft-sided" structure in Donna, Texas, to help with intake.In January, more than 5,800 unaccomped children and nearly 7,500 families were taken into custody by Customs and Border Protection at the US-Mexico border, CNN reported citing the agency's data."In less than a 24 hour period, this area alone saw more than 500 illegal entries," Brian Hastings, the Border Patrol sector chief in Rio Grande Valley wrote in a tweet, adding that the majority were families and accomped children.According to another Homeland Security official, border officials are taking more than 300 unaccomped children into custody daily at the border on average.The expected facility in the Del Rio sector is separate from the shelters intended for children who arrive alone at the border. Those shelters are operated by the Health and Human Services Department and designed to care for migrant children until they're placed with sponsors, like parents or relatives, in the US, CNN reported."CBP is currently constructing a soft sided facility in Eagle Pass, TX to help accommodate migrants in our custody. There have always been fluctuations in the number of individuals we encounter at the border, and we continue to adapt accordingly," Customs and Border Protection said in a statement.Last year, as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the US, the Trump administration invoked a public health law allowing border officials to turn away migrants apprehended at the border, including children, resulting in a low number of unaccomped children and families being admitted to the US, CNN reported.It further reported that a federal judge eventually blocked the administration from subjecting unaccomped children to the policy, but that ruling was later reversed by a federal appeals court. The Biden administration, however, has said it will not expel children, though the policy still applies to single adults and some families.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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