Biden ramps up family expulsions at border as US surges past vaccine goal – follow live

The Biden administration appears to be ramping up its efforts to expel migrant families caught crossing into the US outside designated entry points as the government continues to face growing scrutiny over the situation unfolding at the southern border.

According to Reuters, the administration has begun expelling migrants to Mexico far from where they were initially caught crossing the border in an effort to get around one Mexican state’s refusal to accept the return of migrant families with younger children.

It comes as the Biden administration is reportedly considering a six-month contract to house hundreds of families in hotels in Texas and Arizona in response to a rise in arrivals at the US border.

As President Joe Biden contends with the situation at the border, his administration is celebrating having swept past its goal of administering 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses within his first 100 days in office.

As of Saturday, the CDC reported that at least 121 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine had been administered, with the government passing its goal roughly six weeks ahead of schedule.