Breitbart -- John Sexton
The number of unaccompanied minors at the southwest border was up 77% in FY 2014 while family apprehensions were up 361% overall compared to the previous year.
The full data set for the 2014 fiscal year is not yet available yet, but some data on the surge of children and families from Central America is posted on the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol's website. The data available shows FY13 and FY14 compared by sectors of the border. So, for instance, apprehensions of unaccompanied children (UAC's) in the Tucson sector were down 9% in FY14, but this drop was more than outweighed by a surge in the Rio Grande sector where apprehensions were up 132%. The total number of UAC apprehensions went from 38,759 in FY13 to 68,541 in FY14, a 77% jump.
The surge in Family Unit Apprehensions (often a mother and child) was even greater. The total number in FY13 was 14,855 but in FY14 it was up 361% overall to 68,445. Additional data confirms that most of the surge has come from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
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