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

Graphic: smuggling Central American children into the US


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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.