According to new data, almost 19,000 unaccompanied alien children have crossed the United States border and ended up in Tennessee since 2015.
The data states that most of the children coming to the state have been placed with family members like a parent or sibling, with a vast majority arriving since the coronavirus pandemic.
The placement of unaccompanied alien children made headlines in Tennessee three years ago when news reports emerged of the abuse of some of the children placed in a Chattanooga facility.
