Increase in migrant detentions at US border reveals Trump's policy failure

Experts say officials have failed to acknowledge violence and instability in Central America and say system of ‘metering’ is not working Central American migrants at the border. In smaller border towns, such as Laredo in west Texas, only up to two people are being let in each day. Photograph: John Moore/Getty ImagesA staggering increase in the number of families apprehended at the US-Mexico border in February has highlighted the Trump administration’s failure to respond to the