132,887 people were apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in May — the most in more than a decade. 11,507 were children traveling alone.
It set a record with 84,542 adults and children apprehended. Another 11,507 people were children traveling alone, and 36,838 were single adults.
Border Patrol officials warned on Wednesday they didn't have the money or facilities to care for the surge in migrants. Most families are from Central America and expected to request asylum. Photos of families waiting in jam-packed cells and in outdoor enclosures have sparked outrage. Six children have died after being detained in the last year.
Officials said they don't expect a traditional decline in migration due to hotter summer weather this year.
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