Abuse Allegations at Texas Migrant Shelter
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We ran the numbers: There are 1698 news articles covering this topic. 20% (336) are left leaning, 28% (476) are center, and 52% (886) are right leaning.
On Thursday, the White House said the US Department of Health and Human Services is investigating allegations of abuse at a site sheltering unaccompanied minors in Texas. While left-leaning articles highlight that the Biden Administration takes the safety and well-being of children in its care very seriously, right-leaning articles highlight that Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott demanded that the White House close a San Antonio facility housing migrant children after allegations that some were being sexually assaulted.
A left-leaning article by CNN highlights that a White House spokesperson said the Biden Administration takes the safety and well-being of children in its care very seriously. The spokesperson said that although the White House sees no basis for Governor Greg Abbott’s call to shut down the site, his claims will be looked into.
Newsweek published a centrist article reporting that government officials announced that nearly 19,000 unaccompanied minors traveled across the southern U.S. border in March. The number is at least 60 percent higher than the previous record set in May during the Trump administration.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Governor Greg Abbott demanded that the White House close a San Antonio facility housing migrant children after allegations that some were being sexually assaulted. Abbott blamed these problems on “President Biden’s open-border policies and the lack of planning for the fallout for these disastrous policies.”