(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s what you need to know:Detention of migrant children skyrockets• Population levels at federally contracted shelters for young immigrants have shot up more than fivefold since last summer, to the highest level ever recorded, according to data obtained by The Times. There were 12,800 migrant children in custody this month. Some of those who work in the shelter network say bottlenecks are straining both the children and the system that cares for them. In a recent note to Congress, the White House said it intended to pay Mexico $20 million to deport as many as 17,000 people who are in that country illegally.

Source: New York Times September 13, 2018 09:45 UTC