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EXCLUSIVE: Biden Admin Increases Migrant Releases as Border Policies Crumble Under Another Surge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials received a directive from their Washington, DC, headquarters instructing Border Patrol sectors to increase migrant releases, according to a source. On Tuesday, the number of migrants held in detention across the southwest border neared 20,000 following a renewed surge of migrant crossings. The directive called for the release of migrant family unit members into the United States in lieu of removal under Title 8.

Border Patrol agents take custody of migrant family unit members near Eagle Pass. (File Ph