Officials have been stunned by a “surge” of unaccompanied children crossing  into the United States. ... teens, but some as young as five—apprehended  crossing the border without parents or guardians has more than doubled in the  past two years, while the number of adults caught at the border increased just 18  percent.
Jul 29, 2014 ... In fiscal year 2014, an estimated 77,200 children are expected to get  apprehended at the border — including 59,000 children from Central America. ...  So for some of these children, being reunited with family would mean being sent  back to their home countries; for others, it would mean staying in the United ...
Illegal immigration to the United States is the entry into the United States of  foreign nationals without government permission, and in violation of United  States immigration laws. Foreign nationals are also illegal immigrants if they  continue to be in the country after their visa, or other authority to enter or be in the  country, has ...
Jul 23, 2014 ... As a result, judging by Homeland Security figures, only a fraction of the  approximately 20,000 Central American children who entered the country  illegally in 2013 were repatriated. By some estimates, as few as 2% of the 50,000  children who have crossed the border illegally this year have been sent home.
Jun 20, 2014 ... Brownsville and Nogales, Ariz. have been central to processing thousands of  unaccompanied children who have entered the country illegally since 2012.  Photo ... And for the first time this year, most of these children are coming from  three Central American countries: Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
By some estimates, as few as 2 percent of the 50,000 (Central American) children who have crossed the border illegally this year have been sent home.