Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. A large number of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) continue to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico Border as 127 per day were apprehended during the month of June according to the most recent data from U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP). The latest CBP Apprehension Report shows that 26685 unaccompanied minors have been apprehended at the Southwest U.S. Border so far in FY2015 which began on Oct. 1.
Of those all but 409 were from El Salvador Honduras Guatemala and Mexico. The latest CBP FY2015 began on October 1 2014.
By the end of May the total number of apprehended UACs was 22869 meaning another 3816 children were caught after crossing the border during the month of June.
Averaged across the 30 days of June this means about 127 children were apprehended per day last month.
CNSNews.com reported on July 2 that an average of 128 unaccompanied minors were apprehended at the Southwest border each day during May.
So far May is the month with the highest total UAC apprehensions in FY2015 according to CBP monthly data.
The monthly totals of apprehended UACs have largely increased since January when 2119 children were caught at the U.S.-Mexico border. Since then another- 2388 children were apprehended in February
- 3131 were apprehended in March and
- 3275 were apprehended in April
June had the second-highest apprehension total with only 149 less apprehensions than in May.
Another 24901 family units have been apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in FY2015 down from 55443 by this point in FY2014.
Brittany M. Hughes writes for CNSNews.com a division of the Media Research Center. She is a current resident of Washington D.C. and a former resident of Peru.
