First on CNN: US Border Patrol has encountered 32 large groups along the US-Mexico border this fiscal year
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US Border Patrol has encountered 32 large groups of migrants along the southern border since October, amid a new wave of children arriving alone at the border, agency-provided data shows.
The number of large groups, consisting of 100 or more people, is up from 10 groups in fiscal year 2020 when border crossings dropped sharply at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Customs and Border Protection data. But the number of large groups is down compared to 2019 during the migrant border surge. The data is for the fiscal year, which begins in October, meaning some of the large groups may have arrived during the Trump administration. Border Patrol officials raised alarms this week about the increase in migrant children and families crossing unlawfully into the US. For weeks, the Biden administration has struggled to move children out of border facilities within the required legal time limit, putting a strain on resources and leaving kids languishing in crowded conditions.
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