That March, border patrol apprehended more illegal immigrants than it had in a single month in 15 years. Nearly 19,000 unaccompanied children crossed the southern border that month. And Under the Biden administration, thousands of children were placed with unvetted sponsors or turned up missing or unaccounted for or worse. Mr. President, as we saw on that visit, border patrol was overwhelmed. One facility that we visited was at 16 times its allotted capacity, and agents were being pulled off the border to deal with the influx of immigrants, leaving border security operations understaffed. (01:29–01:39)
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Claims children were placed with unvetted sponsors or went missing under the Biden administration.
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