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Number of Migrants Apprehended at U.S.-Mexico Border Reaches 15-Year High

The U.S. law enforcement agents encountered more than 171,000 migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in March, the highest number in 15 years.

Video Shows Migrant Children Dropped From 14-Foot Border Barrier

Mar 31, 2021 09:26 PM EDT By Jess Smith

The United States Border Patrol released a horrifying video of smugglers dropping a 5-year-old girl and a 3-year old girl at a 14 feet high border barrier, abandoning the migrant children in the New Mexico desert in the middle of the night.

Teen Migrant Facility in Texas Allows 'Sleeping Head to Foot' in One Room, Rep. Taylor Says

Mar 24, 2021 11:54 PM EDT By Joshua Summers

Two GOP congressmen who toured teen migrant facilities in their respective towns in Texas were upset about what they saw during their visit.

Kamala Harris, to Lead White House in Migrant Children Issue

VP Kamala Harris Tasked to Solve Migrant Children Issue

Mar 24, 2021 09:11 PM EDT By Joshua Summers

Vice President Kamala Harris was assigned to lead the White House in addressing the migrant children issues in the U.S. Border.

Number of Detained Unaccompanied Minors May Surpass Record

Mar 23, 2021 08:32 AM EDT By Jess Smith

Based on the preliminary data of the U.S. Border Patrol, the detentions of migrant children have increased from 5,600 in January, to 9,300 in February, and with only three weeks in March, 11,000 unaccompanied minors were recorded.

Mexico's Drug Cartels Use Children to Smuggle Its Members Into U.S.

Mar 23, 2021 05:04 AM EDT By Joshua Summers

Apart from smuggling drugs, the drug cartels in Mexico are reportedly using children as decoys in smuggling their members into the U.S.

Illegal Migrants Deported Back to Mexico Say Biden Fails to Keep His Promise

Mar 15, 2021 11:47 PM EDT By Mary Anne Webber

Hopes were crushed when some illegal migrants were deported back to Mexico after spending most of their savings to pay human smugglers to bring them to the U.S.

Pelosi Says Surge of Migrant Children At U.S.-Mexico Border Is a ‘Humanitarian Crisis’

Mar 15, 2021 12:25 AM EDT By Joshua Summers

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blamed the Trump administration for the influx of unaccompanied migrant children on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Biden Ends Trump Policy That Allows DHS to Deport Caregivers for Migrant Children

Mar 12, 2021 08:34 PM EST By Mary Anne R.

President Joe Biden has been undoing many of the Trump-era immigration policies, such as halting the border wall's construction and suspending the "Remain in Mexico" program.

U.S. Near Max Capacity to Hold Migrant Children

Feb 25, 2021 07:56 PM EST By Mary Anne R.

The Biden administration is detaining more than 700 unaccompanied migrant children in custody at the U.S.-Mexico border. The move caused criticisms from various groups.

Asylum Seekers Fill Tent Camps As Part Of U.S. “Remain In Mexico” Policy

Biden Administration Reopens Texas Detention Center for Foreign Children at Border

Feb 05, 2021 01:04 AM EST By Dana Cruz

The administration of President Joe Biden has expressed intent to reopen a Texas detention center to accommodate an increase in unoccupied foreign children at the southern U.S. border.

Appeals Court Lifts Block on Trump Policy Expelling Migrant Children Without Court Hearings

Jan 30, 2021 02:12 AM EST By Mary Anne Rosales

A federal appeals court on Friday allowed border authorities to use an emergency policy under former President Donald Trump to quickly return unaccompanied migrant children apprehended at the US-Mexico border without an asylum interview or a court hearing.

Record Number Of Migrants Stream Across U.S. Border, Straining Resources