However, between January 20 and April 5, Border Patrol agents came across at least 2,121 unaccompanied migrant children who had been previously expelled, NBC News reported. More than 400 lone migrant children are arriving every day. A record number of unaccompanied migrant children entered U.S. custody along the southern border in March. Legally, the transfer must happen in 72 hours, but back in March some 5,000 children children were found to have exceeded that legal stay. Nearly 19,000 lone migrant children entered the US in March - the largest monthly tally in US history.

Source: Daily Mail May 07, 2021 22:57 UTC