12,212 migrant children reentered U.S. border custody alone in 2021 after being expelled
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (May 20, 2022)
In FY 2021, more than 12,000 migrant children reentered the U.S. after being expelled to Mexico, typically with their parents, under the Title 42 policy, demonstrating one of the unintended consequences of the policy as migrant parents decide to “self-separate” from their children so the children can enter the U.S. as unaccompanied minors and avoid Title 42 expulsion.
