A surge of undocumented children and families from Central America detained at the US border could trigger a repeat of the 2014 migrant crisis just as the presidential campaign gathers pace.

Border agents detained 21,469 people travelling in family groups in the last three months of 2015 – almost triple the number held during the same period in 2014, according to new figures released by Borders and Customs Protection. The vast majority were from the northern triangle of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, where authorities are struggling to cope with drug-fuelled violence, corruption and institutional breakdown.

The number of unaccompanied children more than doubled to 17,370, compared with just under 7,987 in the last three months of 2014. The apprehension of 6,782 children in December made it the fifth highest month for child detentions on record. Undocumented crossings are usually low in December because of the holidays and cold weather.
 

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