Detaining children in clandestine hotels is an & #39;integral component& #39; of the expulsions, a lawyer noted. It was first reported by the formidable @NomaanMerchant who found + 169 children had been held, some for weeks, in @HiltonHotels. That has grown to +240 https://apnews.com/c9b671b206060f2e9654f0a4eaeb6388">https://apnews.com/c9b671b20...
This follows on other great reporting on expulsions, including @ReynaldoLeanos & more who in a very important series looked at the broader program, including how it turns back all adults - many to Mexico City.
https://twitter.com/ReynaldoLeanos/status/1288608313337360387?s=20

https://twitter.com/ReynaldoL... href=" https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/migrants-expelled-under-covid-19-rules-land-in-mexico-city/">https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/m...
Of course @dlind broke the story of the memo allowing @CBP agents to almost immediately expel all migrants in one of the most significant about-faces in years of established law.
https://www.propublica.org/article/leaked-border-patrol-memo-tells-agents-to-send-migrants-back-immediately-ignoring-asylum-lawhttps://www.propublica.org/article/leaked-border-patrol-memo-tells-agents-to-send-migrants-back-immediately-ignoring-asylum-law">https://www.propublica.org/article/l...
It& #39;s hard to find out anything about the expulsions. CBP and ICE mostly refused comment, citing @ACLU lawsuits & stopped giving data. Central American countries said they are limited in tracking it - & #39;We are only reaching a tiny fraction of these kids& #39; https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/04/border-migrant-children-hotels/">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/0...
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