Numbers of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Rising at U.S.-Mexico Border
Rio Grande City Station Border Patrol agents found a two-year-old unaccompanied Honduran child with a group of migrants near Roma, Texas. (U.S. Border Patrol/Rio Grande Valley Sector)U.S. Border Patrol/Rio Grande Valley Sector
BOB PRICE and RANDY CLARK18 Jun 2022310
Biden administration officials report a concerning increase in the number of unaccompanied migrant children being apprehended after crossing the southwest border with Mexico. Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 14,000 unaccompanied minors in May. The numbers continue to rise in June.
Border Patrol agents working the southwest border with Mexico apprehended 14,442 unaccompanied migrant children during the month of May, according to a recently released Southwest Land Border Migration Report. This represents an increase of nearly 22 percent over the previous month and the largest month since July 2021.
Reports from the Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services reviewed by Breitbart Texas show the numbers are continuing to increase in June. On June 16, Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 500 unaccompanied migrant children bringing the 30-day running average to 407 per day. The number of children held in HHS custody stands at 10,167.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2022/06/18/numbers-of-unaccompanied-migrant-children-rising-at-u-s-mexico-border/
