AOC tears into Biden admin for reopening child migrant facility: 'This is not okay'

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  • Source: Fox News
  • 02/24/2021
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., had some strong words for President Biden'sadministration after news surfaced that it was reopening a child migrant detention facility in Texas.

"This is not okay, never has been okay, never will be okay - no matter the administration or party," the progressive icon tweeted on Tuesday.

She added: "It’s only 2 mos into this admin & our fraught, unjust immigration system will not transform in that time. That’s why bold reimagination is so impt. DHS shouldn’t exist, agencies should be reorganized, ICE gotta go, ban for-profit detention, create climate refugee status & more."

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., piled on, tweeting: "Multiple administrations have made the callous choice to lock up thousands of children seeking refuge in the United States of America."

"As long as we see people seeking a better life as 'aliens' instead of fellow human beings, our immigration system will continue to fail us," she added.

Located in Carrizo Springs, Texas, the center is reopening after the Trump administration utilized it amid the migrant crisis in 2019. According to The Washington Post, the facility is being reactivated to accommodate 700 minor teenagers after the coronavirus limited capacity at other facilities.

The news raised additional questions about how President Biden would handle an expected influx of unaccompanied children at the southern border. 

Besides decrying "kids in cages" under Trump, Biden also reportedly told lawmakers in 2019 that he would end child migrant detention. It appeared as though with this new facility that the administration was continuing the practice of detaining children even after rescinding a Trump-era policy that led to family separation.
 
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