Record numbers of migrant families streamed across the U.S.-Mexico border in August, according to preliminary data obtained by The Washington Post, an influx that has upended Biden administration efforts to discourage parents from entering illegally with children and could once again place immigration in the spotlight during a presidential race.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Families crossing U.S. border illegally reached all-time high in August
By Nick Miroff
and August 31, 2023 at 7:44 p.m. EDT