The number of Unaccompanied Alien Children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in 2014 more than doubled from the 2013, but instead of sending the children back home, the Obama Administration has relocated tens of thousands of children to communities across the country. Here's a state-by-state breakdown of where they're being sent.
Relocations from January 1, 2014 to July 7, 2014.
| STATE | # RELEASED |
| ALABAMA | 407 |
| ALASKA | 5 |
| ARIZONA | 186 |
| ARKANSAS | 166 |
| CALIFORNIA | 3,150 |
| COLORADO | 221 |
| CONNECTICUT | 325 |
| DELAWARE | 117 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 187 |
| FLORIDA | 3,181 |
| GEORGIA | 1,154 |
| HAWAII | 8 |
| IDAHO | 8 |
| ILLINOIS | 305 |
| INDIANA | 245 |
| IOWA | 122 |
| KANSAS | 179 |
| KENTUCKY | 237 |
| LOUISIANA | 1,071 |
| MAINE | 8 |
| MARYLAND | 2,205 |
| MASSACHUSETTS | 773 |
| MICHIGAN | 92 |
| MINNESOTA | 173 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 179 |
| MISSOURI | 121 |
| MONTANA | 1 |
| NEBRASKA | 192 |
| NEVADA | 122 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | 13 |
| NEW JERSEY | 1,504 |
| NEW MEXICO | 18 |
| NEW YORK | 3,347 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 1,191 |
| NORTH DAKOTA | 4 |
| OHIO | 360 |
| OKLAHOMA | 212 |
| OREGON | 50 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | 386 |
| RHODE ISLAND | 119 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 350 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | 21 |
| TENNESSEE | 760 |
| TEXAS | 4,280 |
| UTAH | 67 |
| VERMONT | 3 |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS | 4 |
| VIRGINIA | 2,234 |
| WASHINGTON | 211 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 10 |
| WISCONSIN | 50 |
| WYOMING | 6 |
| TOTAL | 30,340 |
