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Number Of ‘Unaccompanied Minors’ Crossing Border On Pace To ‘Shatter’ Records

Emily Zanotti
Number Of ‘Unaccompanied Minors’ Crossing Border On Pace To ‘Shatter’ Records
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The number of unaccompanied minors jumping the United States-Mexico border seeking asylum has risen dramatically over the last several weeks and, according to the Domestic Policy Council, which briefed President Joe Biden on the situation Tuesday, that number is growing and is likely to exceed the record by a shocking 45%.

“Members of the Domestic Policy Council were set to tell President Biden Tuesday that the number of migrant children who cross the southern border this year is on pace to exceed an all-time record — by 45 percent — citing unreleased data from the Department of Homeland Security,” the New York Post reported Wednesday.

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