nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||Almost 19, 000 Migrant Children Stopped At U.S. Border in March, Most Ever In A Month||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents encountered nearly 172, 000 migrants at the border in March, up 71% from February. The increase included a record number of unaccompanied minors.

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The administration has struggled to house young migrants at Customs and Border Protection facilities like this one in Donna, Texas.

Dario Lopez-Mills/AP

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Dario Lopez-Mills/AP

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