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 number of migrant children and teenagers have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border this year, with nearly 19,000 unaccompanied minors taken into custody in March 2021, the highest number on record, breaking previous highs set in 2014 and 2019.

As in years before, many children make the perilous journey without their parents only to face an uncertain future.

Tuesday, host Kerri Miller talked with an investigative reporter and migrant advocate about the circumstances driving migration north and the risks migrant children encounter along the way. 

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 number of migrant children and teenagers have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border this year. As in years before, many children make the perilous journey without their parents only to face an uncertain future. Why they do it is complicated.

A record breaking number of migrant children and teenagers have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border this year. As in years before, many children make the perilous journey without their parents only to face an uncertain future. Why they do it is complicated.


Why migrant children cross the U.S.-Mexico border alone

Undocumented childr in an Arizona facility

Why migrant children cross the U.S.-Mexico border alone

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