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Maria Villarroel

Houston, Los Angeles and Dallas have received largest share of unaccompanied migrant children

More than 550,000 children have come into the U.S. unaccompanied between 2015 and 2023, presenting new challenges for legislators across the country. (Credit: AFP)

Houston, Los Angeles and Dallas have received the largest shares of unaccompanied migrant children who arrived to the U.S. between 2015 and 2023, according to new data by the U.S. Department of Human Health and Services obtained by The New York Times.

The past two months have set records for families illegally crossing the southern border, Axios reports. Last month alone, 124,000 family members crossed without visas— whether illegally or by showing up at ports of entry.

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