WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- ThousandsmoremigrantchildrenwerelikelyseparatedfromtheirparentsandguardiansattheU.S.-Mexicoborderthanwaspreviouslyknown, accordingtoareportreleasedThursdaybytheinspectorgeneraloftheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices(HHS).

Thegovernmentreportdidnotspecifytheexactnumberofthechildrenseparatedorexplainwhythesechildrenweretakenfromtheirfamilies, butnotedthatthesechildrenwere"oftenveryyoung" andsufferedfromashortageofbeds.

Thefederalgovernmentpreviouslyreportedthat2,737 childrenwereforciblyseparatedfromtheirparentsenteringtheUntiedStatesillegallylastyearunderPresidentDonaldTrump's"zero-tolerance" policythatrequiredallmigrantstobecriminallyprosecutedaftercrossingtheborder.

Thenewreportfoundahikeinimmigrantfamilyseparationslongbeforethe"zerotolerance" policythatprosecutedimmigrantparentswhocrossedtheborderillegallywhileholdingtheirchildrenseparatelyinHHScustody.

Inthesummerof2017, theOfficeofRefugeeResettlement, whichrunsthegovernmentsheltersforunaccompaniedmigrantchildren, alreadyreporteda"steepincrease" inthenumberofseparatedchildren.

TheDepartmentofHomelandSecuritytoldtheInsiderwebsiteinastatementthatthereport"vindicated" theirclaimsthatfamilyseparationshavelongbeenthenormincertaincircumstances, thoughtheagencyalsosaiditdoubtedtheinspectorgeneral'soffice's"credibility."

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