Migrant arrivals at US-Mexico border rose slightly in April

New data shows the number of migrant children travelling alone to the US dropped by 12 percent from March to April.

The number of migrants arriving at the United States’ southern border with Mexico rose slightly during the month of April compared with the previous month, according to the latest official figures, while the number of children travelling alone to the US decreased. Statistics released late on Tuesday by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) showed that US officials apprehended 178,622 migrants at the border last month – a three percent increase from March. The number of unaccompanied children also dropped by 12 percent in April, according to CBP, going from 15,918 in March to 13,962.