Border Patrol: Record Number of Unaccompanied Children Crossed Southern Border in July

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ crisis at the southern border continues to get worse. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol told the Associated Press that a record amount of unaccompanied children likely crossed the border and that the agency made more than 200,000 arrests in July. The AP reported that the numbers were “striking” and “overwhelming.”

Associated Press: The number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities likely hit an all-time high in July, and the number of people who came in families likely reached its second-highest total on record, a U.S. official said Monday, citing preliminary government figures.

The sharp increases from June were striking because crossings usually slow during stifling — and sometimes fatal — summer heat.

This disturbing data comes seven months after Harris was appointed to lead the administration’s efforts to end the surge. Republicans responded, demanding the administration end the humanitarian and health crisis their dangerous policies created.

Fox News: Republicans. . . said Harris did not have the experience needed to successfully carry out the assignment. The criticism has continued for months. On Monday, Nikki Haley, the former U.N. ambassador, tweeted that the vice president should be fired from her role.

“She has failed to secure the border and has emboldened cartels. We need real leadership,” Haley tweeted.

Bottom Line: The Biden-Harris administration is failing families on both sides of the border. Their open-border policies allow dangerous drugs and criminals to threaten American communities as well as unaccompanied immigrant children.