According to a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has failed to keep tabs on more than 32,000 unaccompanied migrant children in the last five years.
In a stunning DHS report (released in the middle of the DNC), the Harris-Biden admin admitted HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of smuggled children are now missing — likely sold into sex and labor trafficking.
That’s dramatically higher than the 85K number previously reported. pic.twitter.com/AZYbOzpMhK
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 20, 2024
The report, titled “Management Alert – ICE Cannot Monitor All Unaccompanied Migrant Children Released from DHS and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Custody,” was sent to Congress on Tuesday by the DHS’s internal watchdog.
According to a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has failed to keep tabs on more than 32,000 unaccompanied migrant children in the last five years.
Why did Border Czar Kamala Harris release almost 400,000 unaccompanied minors to traffickers? Perhaps they would have been better off in cages than lost – they can’t find over 290,000 of them… pic.twitter.com/ta3YHFKi1S
— @amuse (@amuse) August 20, 2024
“ICE must take immediate action to ensure the safety of UCs residing in the United States. Based on our audit work and according to ICE officials, UCs who do not appear for court are considered at higher risk for trafficking, exploitation, or forced labor. Although we identified more than 32,000 UCs who did not appear for their immigration court dates, that number may have been much larger had ICE issued NTAs to the more than 291,000 UCs who were not placed into removal proceedings. By not issuing NTAs to all UCs, ICE limits its chances of having contact with UCs when they are released from HHS’ custody, which reduces opportunities to verify their safety. Without an ability to monitor the location and status of UCs, ICE has no assurance UCs are safe from trafficking, exploitation, or forced labor.” – Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
From 2019 to 2023, ICE moved over 448,000 unaccompanied children to the Department of Health…