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Surge Continues: 34,463 Illegals Apprehended at the Border in June

The total of 34,463 apprehensions in June — an indicator of attempted illegal entries — exceeded the 29,388 apprehensions exactly a year ago in June 2015. The number of “family units” or adults traveling with minors as well as unaccompanied minors were also at elevated levels last month.

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Report: Illegals Kidnapping Children to Take Advantage of ‘Family’ Quick Release at Border

In recent years the southern border has experienced as surge in unaccompanied minors and “families” — largely from Central America — illegally crossing into the U.S. Under current policy minors from noncontiguous countries are granted special treatment including being placed with sponsors and family members in the U.S. while they await immigration hearings. Additionally, a case settled nearly two decades ago — known as the Flores agreement — mandated the swift release of minors in custody.

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Cost ‘Explosion’ for Care of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors

Local authorities in Germany have sounded the alarm on a “cost explosion” of unaccompanied migrant minors. The German Federation of Municipal Authorities has argued that the significantly increasing cost of the minors’ “all-round care” means a change in approach to

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Report: Feds Handed Border Surge Minors to Abusive Sponsors

Overwhelmed by the surge of illegal immigrant youths at the U.S.-Mexico border, federal officials lowered safety standards and inadvertently placed unaccompanied minors in sponsors’ homes where they were abused, according to an Associated Press investigation.

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Migrant ‘Family Unit’ Breakdown: 1.2 Minors Per 1 Adult

The government tally of unaccompanied minors is slightly more straight-forward than the data for “family units.” While the totals of unaccompanied minors ostensibly show the number of immigrants detained at the border who under the age of 18 and without a parent or legal guardian. The “family unit” totals contain data of both children and adults.

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Border Surge: Obama Admin. Opening More Shelters for Unaccompanied Minors

The early months of Fiscal Year 2015 have experienced a dramatic increase in the number of unaccompanied minors apprehended at the border compared to the already high number detained in year’s past. The Obama administration will reportedly place as many as 1,000 minors in a warehouse at the Denver Federal Center, another 800 at a Homestead Job Corps site, and 400 at the Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.

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HHS: Influx of Unaccompanied Minors Could Strain Funds

As a growing group of unaccompanied minors from Central America are apprehended illegally entering the U.S. at the border, the Department of Health and Human Services is warning Congress that it might not have enough money to house them all,

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