Number of Migrant Children in Custody More Than Doubled in Last Two Months
District of Columbia | May 11, 2021
The number of migrant children being held in federal facilities has more than doubled in the last two months, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
The more than 21,000 migrant children are being held in a network of roughly 200 facilities across two dozen states, according to confidential government data obtained by the AP. Several of the facilities, which are run by the Department of Health and Human Services, currently house more than 1,000 children.
(Excerpts from The National Review)