© Provided by The Independent The Biden administration has gone to great lengths to avoid labelling the surge in unaccompanied children coming to the US-Mexico border a "crisis," despite the number of such children arriving in the US tripling in just the last two weeks, according to reports.
As the president faced continued pressure over the escalating border crossings, the White House continued to focus on the Covid stimulus package, saying Joe Biden's signature would not appear on the next round of direct relief checks, in stark contrast to his predecessor.
Predecessor Donald Trump, meanwhile, stepped up his battle against the GOP in a statement telling supporters to send donations directly to his PAC rather than the Republican Party.
Hundreds of refugees who thought they were headed for the United States in recent days have been left stranded by a White House procedural delay.
Several resettlement agencies told the Huffington Post that flights for almost 300 refugees were cancelled following an apparent delay in US president Joe Biden signing the legislation - announced a month ago - that would upend limits on refugee numbers introduced by Trump.