Democratic Mayors and Governors Begin To Push Back as Migrant Crossings Soar

New data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows that deportations are not keeping pace with the historic number of crossings at the border.

AP/Edgar H. Clemente
A caravan of migrants walk along a highway at Huixtla headed toward the United States. AP/Edgar H. Clemente

Illegal crossings at the southern border are overwhelming law enforcement after having risen dramatically in the last year while the number of deportations have failed to keep pace, according to data released by the federal government. The crisis is putting major strains on Democratic mayors and governors across the country who are now pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into housing and food programs for those migrants. 

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