More than 13,000 migrant children in US custody: Reports
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Tens of thousands of migrant children have reportedly been detained at the U.S. border as the Biden administration admits the situation has become “difficult.”
Those figures appear to refer to a combination of children being held by both Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. More than 9,400 children and teens entered U.S. border custody in February, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. That marks a 60% rise from January. More than 4,000 migrant children were being held by the Border Patrol custody as of Sunday, including at least 3,000 in custody longer than the 72-hour limit set by a court order, a U.S. official told The Associated Press. The agency took in an additional 561 on Monday, twice the recent average, according to a second official. Both spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss figures not yet publicly released.More Related News