exas Gov. Abbott says Biden's migrant crisis is now a 'humanitarian disaster' amid COVID outbreak at hastily constructed child holding facility which has no 'usable running water' - while Pelosi claims the president has situation 'under control'
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Friday that emergency facility in Midland County has no drinking water
The holding facility for more than 400 child migrants was hastily constructed from oil workers' camp
Now at least 10% of the children detained there test positive for COVID, according to Governor Abbott
Southern border has witnessed a dramatic surge in illegal crossings, overwhelming Border Patrol
Unaccompanied minors are crossing in droves as Congress moves forward with citizenship for DREAMers
Overwhelmed federal workers are struggling to house and care for the youths as they process asylum claims
Officials say that there are now more than 14,000 migrant youths being held in federal custody
'The Biden administration has this under control,' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday of the situation
By Keith Griffith For Dailymail.com and Wires
Published: 12:38 EDT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 13:06 EDT, 20 March 2021
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called the border crisis a 'humanitarian disaster' as COVID cases surge among teens held in a hastily constructed federal holding facility for child migrants with no drinkable water.
The detention center in Midland County, currently holding more than 400 youths, was opened on Sunday after federal officials converted a 'man camp' for oilfield workers to help handle a massive surge in illegal border crossings, including many unaccompanied minors.
More than 10 percent of the camp's population has tested positive for COVID-19 and at least one child had to be hospitalized. And on Friday, Texas officials issued a dire warning that well water used at the holding site could be contaminated with arsenic or other toxins.
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