Migrant encounters at US-Mexico border reach yearly high
The majority of encounters were from single adults, which totalled 117,602.
The majority of encounters were from single adults, which totalled 117,602.
Harris will arrive in the area just days before former President Donald Trump is to visit the border with a group of House Republicans and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Crusius had already pleaded "not guilty" in October 2019 over homicide state charges in connection with the killing.
The massacre happened at a Walmart store near the Cielo Vista Mall, a few miles from the US-Mexico border.
Even as the UN prepares to mark World Refugee Day, the plight of those who seek sanctuary around the world worsens, says Razia Zakaria.
US President Donald Trump visited the country's southern border with Mexico, where he reiterated his demand to build a wall between the two nations to end the "growing humanitarian and security crisis" in the region.
US President Donald Trump has offered to erect a steel barrier rather than a concrete wall along the southern border with Mexico to iron out differences with Democrats over the issue which has led to a partial government shutdown for a fortnight now.
President Donald Trump has refused to sign any stopgap spending bill that does not have provisions to fund a wall along the US-Mexico border which he says is essential to stop the flow of illegal immigrants.
Morale boosting presidential visits to US troops in war zones have been a longstanding tradition in the years following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
US immigration officials say 2,342 children have been separated from 2,206 parents from May 5 to June 9.
