Thepreviouslyunreportedfiguresshowthescopeof a migrantinflux, whichhasonlygrownsinceUSPresidentJoeBidentookofficeandsoughttorollbacksomeofpredecessorDonaldTrump's restrictivepolicies.
Thenearly 100,000 migrantsdetainedappearstobethehighestmonthlynumberssinceJune 2019 during a largebordersurge, whichTrumpcitedasjustificationfor a broadimmigrationcrackdown.
AndanincreasingnumberofChildrenarrivingattheborderwithout a parentorlegalguardianhasforcedUSofficialstoscrambleforhousingoptionsinrecentweeksandtryspeedinguptheirreleasetoUSsponsors.