(Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post)Kevin McAleenan, the United States’ top border security official, was halfway through a three-country tour of Central America, worriedly looking at his phone. Kevin McAleenan, the United States’ top border security official, fifth from left, meets with Honduran Security Minister Julian Pacheco, fourth from left; U.S. The smugglers’ hook is also supported by the latest statistics showing how few families who reach the United States have been sent back. The United States deported 333 underage Guatemalan migrants between January and August, according to the U.N.-affiliated International Organization for Migration. Homeland Security officials say these “loopholes” are facilitating an increasingly dangerous and lucrative smuggling system that subjects migrants to horrific abuse.

Source: Washington Post September 30, 2018 16:18 UTC