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Infographic: DHS Action on the Southwest Border Yields Results
Infographic: DHS Action on the Southwest Border Yields Results
Release Date: May 3, 2021
DHS and HHS were left to rebuild the capacity to shelter and process the children, after having inherited a system that had been entirely dismantled by the prior administration. This infographic demonstrates the tremendous progress that DHS and its partners have made to safely and efficiently transfer unaccompanied children out of CBP custody and into the care of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Photo of crowded CBP Donna Facility on April 30 beside photos of same facility earlier this year, showing significantly decreased children in custody.
The number of children in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody is 677 as of May 2, 2021, down from a high of 5,767 in late March. 14 sites have been activated with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance since March 13. Over 350 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) caseworkers have been trained and mobilized to help the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) place children with a verified family member.
Quote from Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas: “In March we faced a critical challenge at our border. The men and women of DHS have been working tirelessly over the past several weeks to respond and rebuild. Their efforts have produced dramatic results—results that ensure the safety and security of both the migrants we encounter and the American people.”
DHS has reduced the number of unaccompanied children in CBP custody by 88% since March 28.
Photo of crowded CBP Donna Facility on April 30 beside photos of same facility earlier this year, showing significantly decreased children in custody. | View Original
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Unaccompanied children have arrived at the Southwest Border at historically high levels this spring. DHS and HHS were left to rebuild the capacity to shelter and process the children, after having inherited a system that had been entirely dismantled by the prior administration.
Graph that shows the total number of Unaccompanied Children in CBP custody over time—from March 1, 2021 to April 30 2021. Graph shows decreasing number of children in CBP custody as more children are successfully transferred to HHS care.
As a result, non-Mexican unaccompanied child arrivals at the border outnumbered transfers to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) by an average of 150children per day in the first half of March.
DHS responded by mobilizing FEMA to expand ORR capacity to care for children and by detailing USCIS caseworkers to assist with reuniting children with a verified family member. These efforts produced results, as CBP transfers to ORR exceeded encounters by an average of 206 children per day between March 27 and May 1. | View Original
Note: DHS has reduced the number of unaccompanied children in CBP custody by 88% since March 28, 2021.
