[Border Patrol agent Robert Harris'] intelligence analysts estimated that 78 percent of the guides smuggling other migrants were Mexicans younger than 18 — teenagers often hired or conscripted by drug cartels that knew they would not be prosecuted if caught — and he wanted to attack this loophole.
Why don’t we remove these juveniles from the smuggling cycle?” Harris, the outgoing commander of the Laredo sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, recalled thinking.
Now, as a result of that decision, young Mexicans are being held for months without charge in shelters across the United States, sometimes without their parents’ knowledge. Since the program began in May, 536 juveniles have been held — 248 of whom have been deported to Mexico after an average stay of 75 days, according to Border Patrol statistics. Mexican authorities say some of these repeat border-crossers have spent as much as six months in U.S. custody while they await an appearance before an immigration judge.
Yeah well that was then, this is now and it's Trumps fault!
4 Horrifying Immigration Stories That Happened Under Obama That You Need To Know About
The recent media-generated hysteria surrounding border separations has led many Americans to believe that immigration horror stories only started under President Donald Trump, when, in reality, many of the terrifying stories were largely ignored during former President Barack Obama's presidency.
2. The Obama Administration Held Mexican Kids For Months As Punishment For Border-Crossing. The Washington Post reports:
https://www.dailywire.com/news/32064/5-horrifying-immigration-stories-happened-under-ryan-saavedra