The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), the federal agency responsible for housing young migrants who enter the U.S., saw a record number of undocumented migrant children crossing the border in February.
The office saw more than 7,000 undocumented children cross the border last month, CBS News reports. The outlet reported the trend appears to be continuing, with more than 1,500 minors already crossing the border in March.
"It is obviously very, very concerning," a senior White House official told CBS. "People are being exploited and told lies and coming in the absence of understanding that they are undertaking this dangerous trip and that the border is closed."
Previously, the record high for February crossings was set in 2019 when almost 5,900 undocumented children were processed by the agency, ORR told CBS. The Hill has reached out to ORR for comment.
The Biden administration has been under scrutiny for reopening a migrant facility in Texas last month to house unaccompanied minors amid a surge in border crossings.
"I think they have a real problem on their hands," a shelter official who helps house undocumented children told CBS News. "They're frankly going to be overwhelmed with these numbers."
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