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States where immigrant children are released
States with established Central American immigrant communities have received the most unaccompanied children released to sponsors this year after they were arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Here’s a state-by-state breakdown of the 30,340 who have been released through July 7:
Alabama: 407
Alaska: 5
Arizona: 186
Arkansas: 166
California: 3,150
Colorado: 221
Connecticut: 325
Delaware: 117
District of Columbia: 187
Florida: 3,181
Georgia: 1,154
Hawaii: 8
Idaho: 8
Illinois: 305
Indiana: 245
Iowa: 122
Kansas: 179
Kentucky: 237
Louisiana: 1,071
Maine: 8
Maryland: 2,205
Massachusetts: 773
Michigan: 92
Minnesota: 173
Mississippi: 179
Missouri: 121
Montana: 1
Nebraska: 192
Nevada: 122
New Hampshire: 13
New Jersey: 1,504
New Mexico: 18
New York: 3,347
North Carolina: 1,191
North Dakota: 4
Ohio: 360
Oklahoma: 212
Oregon: 50
Pennsylvania: 386
Rhode Island: 119
South Carolina: 350
South Dakota: 21
Tennessee: 760
Texas: 4,280
Utah: 67
Vermont: 3
Virgin Islands: 4
Virginia: 2,234
Washington: 211
West Virginia: 10
Wisconsin: 50
Wyoming: 6
Source: U.S. Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families.