More than 3,600 migrant children were being detained in US border centres as of Thursday morning, a US official said.
That was more than four times the number in late February, a sign of a growing humanitarian and political crisis for President Joe Biden's administration.
The number of mostly Central American unaccompanied minors arriving at the border has risen rapidly in recent weeks.
That means more children stuck in border patrol stations while they await transfer to increasingly crowded federal shelters and eventual release to parents or other sponsors.
The border stations were built to house men for short periods and could pose a Covid-19 health risk to children and staff if they become too crowded.
Last week, US health officials lifted coronavirus-related capacity limits on shelters for unaccompanied minors to ease the housing problem, but beds have been filling up quickly.
Mr Biden pledged to take back many of the restrictive policies of former president Donald Trump.
In February, he started allowing unaccompanied minors arriving at the border to enter the country.
They had previously been sent back to Mexico or quickly deported under a Trump order known as Title 42.
Republicans have condemned Mr Biden, saying his administration has encouraged illegal immigration.
At the same time, some Democrats have criticised Mr Biden for keeping some Trump policies and for reopening an emergency shelter in Texas that was used under his predecessor.
The arrivals resemble previous surges of unaccompanied minors and families in 2014 and 2019, officials and experts say.
The 3,600 children in US Customs and Border Protection custody is up from about 800 on February 22.
The agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Teachers' pay - what you need to know
Pay varies significantly depending on the school, its rating and the curriculum. Here's a rough guide as of January 2021:
- top end schools tend to pay Dh16,000-17,000 a month - plus a monthly housing allowance of up to Dh6,000. These tend to be British curriculum schools rated 'outstanding' or 'very good', followed by American schools
- average salary across curriculums and skill levels is about Dh10,000, recruiters say
- it is becoming more common for schools to provide accommodation, sometimes in an apartment block with other teachers, rather than hand teachers a cash housing allowance
- some strong performing schools have cut back on salaries since the pandemic began, sometimes offering Dh16,000 including the housing allowance, which reflects the slump in rental costs, and sheer demand for jobs
- maths and science teachers are most in demand and some schools will pay up to Dh3,000 more than other teachers in recognition of their technical skills
- at the other end of the market, teachers in some Indian schools, where fees are lower and competition among applicants is intense, can be paid as low as Dh3,000 per month
- in Indian schools, it has also become common for teachers to share residential accommodation, living in a block with colleagues
Six large-scale objects on show
- Concrete wall and windows from the now demolished Robin Hood Gardens housing estate in Poplar
- The 17th Century Agra Colonnade, from the bathhouse of the fort of Agra in India
- A stagecloth for The Ballet Russes that is 10m high – the largest Picasso in the world
- Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1930s Kaufmann Office
- A full-scale Frankfurt Kitchen designed by Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, which transformed kitchen design in the 20th century
- Torrijos Palace dome
Key facilities
- Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
- NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
- Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
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