The percentage of those who fear being returned to their country of origin has leaped in a 12-year period, from 5% in 2007 to 43% in 2019, according to Ted H. Kim, acting associate director of the Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate.
Asylum process also in need of fixing among immigration issues
COVID-19 makes an already dangerous trek to U.S. border more perilous
July saw record encounters between Customs and Border Protection agents and people attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
Numbers of unaccompanied minors at border setting record
Statistics from U.S. Customs and Border Protection show that over 76,000 minors entered the U.S. during fiscal year 2019, which for the government runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 1.