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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 8, 2023

The Biden administration is reportedly considering reviving the practice of detaining migrant families who cross the border without documentation — the same policy the president shut down over the past two years, the New York Times reports. Under the current policy, migrant families are released into the United States with ankle bracelets, traceable cellphones or other methods to keep track of them until a court hearing date. Some suggest the move may be in response to an expected border surge after May 11, when a public health measure that has allowed authorities to expel migrants expires. Officials told the paper that the Department of Homeland Security is outlining what it would need to do to restart temporary family detention by early May.