unaccompanied migrant children

A Border Patrol agent operating a camera pointed at a section of the barrier just west of El Paso, Texas, spotted the two young girls, ages 3 and 5, as they were dropped from the top of the 14-foot wall.

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2 Girls Dropped Over U.S. Border Wall To Be Reunited With Mother

2:52pm April 02, 2021

by Angela Kocherga

Their mother has been located in the United States and the goal is to reunite the girls, aged 3 and 5, with her.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection released the latest statistics on Wednesday showing agents encountered nearly 3,500 migrants a day during February 2021 — a 28% spike over January.

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Politics & Government

Number Of Unaccompanied Minors Entering U.S. Soared In February

11:48am March 11, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The swelling number of minors has left CBP scrambling to quickly move children from detention in crude holding cells built to house adult men to temporary shelters appropriate for adolescents.

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Health & Safety

Federal Judge Considers Release of Migrant Children In Custody As COVID-19 Spreads

10:45pm March 27, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

A federal judge in California wants all minors who were apprehended crossing into the U.S. alone to be released in an orderly fashion. But she refrained from mandating their immediate release.