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Report: Crush Of Child Migrants Leads Record-Breaking Illegal Immigration In July

Emily Zanotti
Report: Crush Of Child Migrants Leads Record-Breaking Illegal Immigration In July
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Thousands of unaccompanied minors were reportedly apprehended at the United States southern border in July, and illegal immigration, overall, hit an all-time high last month, according to preliminary United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) numbers.

Around 19,000 children were picked up at the United States-Mexico border in July — more than the “previous high of 18,877 in March according to David Shahoulian, assistant secretary for border and immigration policy at the Department of Homeland Security,” per the Chicago Tribune.

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