‘No Place for a Child’: 1 in 3 Migrants Held in Border Patrol Facilities Is a Minor

Published by Politico Magazine on June 16, 2022.

Newly obtained data show that more than 650,000 children and teenagers were held in CBP custody between February 2017 and June 2021, including at least 220,000 who spent more than 72 hours in custody.

Tags: CBP, Conditions in Custody, Family Unit Members, Statistics, Unaccompanied Children