And at the same time, just two months into the Biden administration, the signs of crisis were already present. That March, border patrol apprehended more illegal immigrants than it had in a single month in 15 years. Nearly 19,000 unaccompanied children crossed the southern border that month [March 2021]. And under the Biden administration, thousands of children were placed with unvetted sponsors or turned up missing or unaccounted for or worse. Mr. President, as we saw on that visit, border patrol was overwhelmed. (01:21–01:29)
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