The 10 months of the 2015 fiscal year saw the rate of unaccompanied undocumented immigrant children drop by 51 percent compared to 2014. Through Mexico and Central America, most unaccompanied children have come from Guatemala.
Migrants from Latin American has more than often been highlighted as the source for immigration in the U.S., but new research found China has surpassed Mexico as “the top sending county for immigrants to the U.S.”
President Barack Obama has delayed announcing any potential executive action on immigration until after November's midterm elections. According to Obama, the reason for the delay was not to benefit Senate Democrats hoping to hold onto their narrow majority in the chamber.
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said if the U.S. wants to solve the current border crisis it should give $2 billion in funding to Central American nations "to attack the root of the problem."
After a cargo train derailment in Mexico Wednesday, officials vow to curb the influx of illegal passengers risking their lives to enter the U.S. via Mexico.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson visited Border Patrol facilities in Arizona Wednesday in an attempt to address the growing issue of unaccompanied migrant children crossing into the United States.
