Mexico’s 3,819 deportations of unaccompanied minors from Central America during the first five months of fiscal year 2015 represent a 56% increase over the same period a year earlier.
The Obama administration deported a record 438,421 unauthorized immigrants in fiscal year 2013, continuing a streak of stepped up enforcement that has resulted in 2 million deportations since Obama took office.
New data shows that thousands of unaccompanied Mexican children caught at the border have crossed into the U.S. multiple times.
The three top municipalities sending children to the U.S. are all in Honduras. San Pedro Sula leads the list.
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