More than 14,000 minors who traveled to the U.S. without their families are currently in federal custody, according to an administration official.
The official said that Health and Human Services (HHS) has more than 9,500 child migrants in its care, while Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has about 4,500.
The Biden administration is scrambling to deal with the swell of migrant children making the dangerous journey from Central America to the Southern border.