Biden Scrambles to Address Surge of Haitian Migrants at Southern Border

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We ran the numbers: There are 1482 news articles covering this topic. 45% (667) are left leaning, 39% (583) are center, and 16% (232) are right leaning.

Roughly 14,000 Haitian migrants are camped out under the bridge along the U.S.-Mexican border in Texas. While left-leaning articles highlight that White House officials struggled to explain searing images of border agents treating Haitian migrants harshly, right-leaning articles highlight that several Republican lawmakers are standing by Border Patrol agents amid false claims from Democrats that agents used whips on Haitian migrants.

 A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that White House officials struggled to explain searing images of border agents treating Haitian migrants harshly. Many immigrant-rights activists have increasingly concluded that Biden has failed to live up to his campaign vows to defend vulnerable foreigners.

USA Today published a centrist article reporting that the migrants are camped out awaiting a decision on whether they will be granted entry into the USA or turned away. Biden has faced a string of high-profile immigration issues in his first months in office.

A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that several Republican lawmakers are standing by Border Patrol agents amid false claims from Democrats that agents used whips on Haitian migrants. Texas GOP Representative August Pfluger blasted these accusations from Democrats.



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