It’s easier for kids and some families to enter the United States, but most single adults are still being turned away at the border.
The number of migrants caught crossing from Mexico into the United States spiked last month, leading some Republicans to accuse President Joe Biden of opening the southern border, but while the Biden administration has made it easier for kids and some families to enter the United States, the border is still largely closed for most migrants. 100,441. That’s how many arrests U.S. Customs and Border Protection made on the southern border last month, a 28% jump from January and the highest figure since June of 2019. About 9,400 were unaccompanied minors (a 61% increase from January), over 19,000 crossed with family members (an 164% increase), and almost 72,000 were single adults (a 10% increase).
