Southwest Key, despite being aware of these ‘severe and pervasive harms,’ failed to take appropriate action to protect children in its care, the DOJ alleges.
The agency attributed the decline to President Biden’s order that halts asylum requests once the average daily number of illegal crossings exceeds 2,500.
‘The certified conditions continue to exist and pose an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster,’ reads the proclamation extending the disaster declaration.
If the trend continues, a record level of more than 17,000 criminals will have been caught crossing the border illegally this fiscal year ending Sept. 30.