Number of migrant families with kids crossing U.S. border nearly triples in two months

The number of migrant families with children crossing the southern border has nearly tripled in the past two months, according to Customs and Border Protection data obtained by NBC News, feeding concern among some senior administration officials about a potential uptick in overall migrant crossings. Earlier this week, more than المزيد

Labor Department says number of children it it found working illegally is up 44% since October

“Once we release that child into the hands of a vetted sponsor we lose that custodial responsibility,” Becerra told the committee. “If Congress wants to give us more responsibility to watch over these kids even after they have been assigned to a sponsor, please go right ahead.” More than 260,000 المزيد