More than 3,200 unaccompanied migrant children were in Customs and Border Protection custody, according to the documents dated Monday. Less than a week ago, there were around 1,700 children in Border Patrol custody. "The number of unaccompanied children (UC) in our care is constantly changing," the department said. To compare, at the peak of the 2019 border crisis -- when there were overcrowded facilities and children sleeping on the ground -- there were around 2,600 unaccompanied children in Border Patrol custody, a former CBP official told CNN. More than 1,300 children were in Border Patrol custody for more than 72 hours, according to documents.

Source: CNN March 08, 2021 21:01 UTC