US border agents encounter more than 180,000 immigrants, the largest monthly total since 2000.
The number of undocumented migrants reaching the US-Mexico border has hit the highest level in more than 20 years in the latest sign of the humanitarian crisis facing the Biden administration.The number was up slightly from 178,854 in April and 172,000 in March.
The border agency said the average daily number of children in its custody has plummeted to 640. However, another 16,200 migrant children are being held by the US health department.Some of these children have no relatives in the US, Health Secretary Xavier Becerra said on Tuesday in congressional testimony.
The CBP update follows US Vice-President Kamala Harris' two-day visit to Guatemala and Mexico to address the root causes of immigration. She told illegal immigrants thinking of making the trek to America: "Do not come."According to CNN, the White House was "not thrilled" by Ms Harris' testy exchange during the trip with a TV news anchor, who asked her why she had not herself visited the US-Mexico border.
A recent Biden administration memo requires US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to seek authorisation from senior managers before seeking to deport certain migrants,, a policy that the newspaper predicted would result in a steep decline in immigration arrests and deportations.
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