Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blames Biden for migrant children being 'starved and sexually abused' at overcrowded facilities - as pressure mounts on Kamala to visit
Reports have surfaced of child sex abuse and neglect at Freeman Expo Center, which is housing 1,370 underage migrants
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says President Biden bears blame for the disturbing allegations
In recent months, Biden has dismantled harsh Trump immigration policies, prompting a surge of migrants crossing the southern border
His administration has been criticized for failing to implement the resources and infrastructure needed to cope with the surge; many migrant holding facilities are now dangerously overcrowded
Last month, 170,000 migrants were apprehended trying to cross into the US illegally - the highest number in 15 years
Biden has put VP Kamala Harris in charge of the situation, but she has been criticized for failing to fly down to the southern border to see the situation for herself
She spent Easter at her home in the ritzy LA suburb of Brentwood, and recently visited a Chicago bakery
'Kamala Harris has spent more time with an interior decorator... than she has at the border,' Mark Meadows stated on Fox Wednesday, referring to the VP's newly renovated home at the US Naval Observatory
Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will instead visit the southern border on Thursday
By Andrew Court For Dailymail.com
Published: 21:18 EDT, 7 April 2021 | Updated: 08:30 EDT, 8 April 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says Joe Biden should shoulder blame amid allegations of child abuse and neglect at an overcrowded San Antonio migrant facility.
Abbott made the declaration at a press conference Wednesday evening, following tips to authorities about the alleged abuse occurring inside the Freeman Expo Center. The facility is currently holding 1,370 migrant children.
'This facility is a health and safety nightmare,' Abbot declared.
'The Biden administration is now presiding over the abuse of children. To end this abuse, the Biden administration must immediately shut down this facility.â€
In addition to the claims of child sex abuse and neglect, Abbott also claimed that there were reports of understaffing, children not eating and the failure to separate children with or without COVID-19.
'While we wait on the Biden administration to act, I'm directing DPS and Texas Rangers to immediately begin investigation these allegations,' the Gov. stated.
Abbott did not say how many children had reportedly been abused, but he did say that the claims appeared to be 'credible'.
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