Biden reportedly considers detaining migrant families in major reversal

It is seen as a return to Trump-era border policies, although the White House says that is not what is happening here'

The Biden administration is considering detaining migrant families who cross into the US illegally as it prepares to end Covid-19 restrictions at the US-Mexico border, according to officials familiar with the plans. That would be a major reversal after officials in late 2021 stopped holding families in detention facilities.

Department of Homeland Security officials are working through how to manage an expected increase of migrants at the border once the pandemic restrictions that have been in place since 2020 are lifted in May. Detention is one of several ideas under discussion and nothing has been finalized, the officials said.