Immigration Officials Tour Potential Locations To Hold Detained Migrant Youth As Number Continues To Swell

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan told reporters Friday that illegal crossings along the southwest border are overwhelming his department’s resources and that federal immigration authorities now have more than 80,000 people in custody, “a record level that is beyond sustainable capacity with current resources.” Meanwhile, Mark Morgan, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, say the agency will step up deportation efforts.

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