Late last year, migrant families sent approximately 135 children across the US-Mexico border alone. The administration's policy of returning migrants to Mexico to await their court date in the US does not apply to Mexican nationals. Nearly a year after the implementation of the administration's so-called "remain in Mexico" policy, the US has returned more than 57,000 migrants to Mexico. The reasons behind why children believed to have previously fallen under the "remain in Mexico" policy have crossed alone vary -- from parents disappearing to relatives deciding the camps are too dangerous for children. Human Rights First, an advocacy organization, has identified violent attacks against migrants who've been returned to Mexico in regular reports.

Source: CNN January 24, 2020 23:15 UTC