US Government Placed 383 Unaccompanied Minors in Orange County in 2022

A 10-year-old unaccompanied alien minor from Honduras speaks with a flight attendant while flying to join her extended family in southern Indiana from near Louisville, Ky., on April 23, 2021. John Moore/Getty Images

Hundreds of children who crossed the border illegally by themselves were sent by the federal government to live with sponsors in Orange County, New York, in the past year, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) data.

The number of unaccompanied minors placed in the county has grown to 383 from fewer than 50 in 2020.