Jeh Johnson: Lower Percentages, but Still ‘Thousands’ of Children Crossing into the U.S.

DHS Secretary: 'Thousands' of Unaccompanied Children Still Crossing Into U.S. (CNS News)

Unaccompanied children crossing the southern border into the United States still number in the thousands, probably the tens of thousands, even though the percentages are lower, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told Congress on Thursday.

"For the kids, unaccompanied kids, it's running about 40 percent lower," Johnson said. "I hope it stays that way, but we have to be prepared in the event it doesn't."