In this photo taken on July 10, 2014, children are watching television at the “Todo por Ellos” shelter for migrant children in Tapachula, Mexico. Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo
In this photo taken on July 10, 2014, children are watching television at the “Todo por Ellos” shelter for migrant children in Tapachula, Mexico. Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo
In this photo taken on July 10, 2014, children are watching television at the “Todo por Ellos” shelter for migrant children in Tapachula, Mexico. Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo
In this photo taken on July 10, 2014, children are watching television at the “Todo por Ellos” shelter for migrant children in Tapachula, Mexico. Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo

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Graphic: smuggling Central American children into the US

Judging by the dramatic increase in the number of minors apprehended in the United States in recent months, it seems the human smuggling business from Central America is booming.

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July 21, 2014

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Judging by the dramatic increase in the number of minors apprehended in the United States in recent months, it seems the human smuggling business from Central America is booming.

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