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In this May 17, 2021, photo, a group of migrants mainly from Honduras and Nicaragua wait along a road after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, in La Joya, Texas. The U.S. Homeland Security Department says thousands of asylum-seekers whose claims were dismissed or denied under a Trump administration policy that forced them to wait in Mexico for their court hearings will be allowed to return for another chance at humanitarian protection. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

DHS sets new high for catch-and-release policy at border

Homeland Security set a new monthly high in July for illegal immigrants caught and released during the southern border surge with nearly 60,000 people turned loose into communities, according to new numbers the department released last week.

August 13, 2021
In this June 25, 2021, photo, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas talks to the media after he and Vice President Kamala Harris toured of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Central Processing Center in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

DHS chief acknowledges ‘unprecedented’ border surge

Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that the current border surge is "unprecedented," with July setting a new high -- and he acknowledged his department is "stretched" in its capacity to test and quarantine those who come across with COVID-19.

August 12, 2021
In this Thursday, May 2, 2019, photo, Border Patrol agents hold a news conference prior to a media tour of a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection temporary facility near the Donna International Bridge in Donna, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Illegal immigrant who tried to escape dies in Border Patrol custody

An illegal immigrant who became "unruly" and tried to escape from agents in Texas last week became "unresponsive" and died soon after, the Border Patrol said Friday, saying the incident has sparked a review of how migrants are detained and transported in the field.

August 6, 2021
Three young migrants hold hands as they run in the rain at an intake area after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in Roma, Texas. The number of unaccompanied children encountered on the U.S. border with Mexico in April eased from an all-time high a month earlier, while more adults were found coming without families, authorities said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

New record for illegal immigrant kids at border

Agents and officers detained 834 illegal immigrant children traveling the border without parents on Tuesday, shattering the previous daily total in records released by the Department of Homeland Security and signaling the situation on the U.S.-Mexico border is deteriorating.

August 5, 2021
In this Thursday, June 10, 2021, photo, a pair of migrant families from Brazil pass through a gap in the border wall to reach the United States after crossing from Mexico to Yuma, Ariz., to seek asylum. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia) **FILE**

MS-13 arrests plummet amid border surge

Border arrests of MS-13 gang members have dropped dramatically amid the new border surge, a senior Republican senator said this week, warning that the criminals are still sneaking across but they're avoiding detection amid the chaos of the unprecedented wave of illegal immigration.

August 5, 2021