Biden-Harris Administration Loses Track of 320,000 Migrant Children at Risk of Exploitation

[Social Media]

 

A disturbing new report reveals that the Biden-Harris administration has lost track of more than 320,000 migrant children who crossed the U.S. border unaccompanied by parents. The Homeland Security Inspector General’s report, released on Monday, warns that these children, placed with "qualified sponsors" within the U.S., may now be at risk of sex trafficking, forced labor, and other forms of exploitation.

 

As of May 2024, 291,000 of these children, who arrived in the U.S. as unaccompanied minors, were released without a scheduled immigration court date, making it nearly impossible to monitor their whereabouts. An additional 32,000 children, who were given hearing dates upon release by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), also failed to appear in court, as highlighted in the 14-page report covering the period from October 2018 to September 2023.

 

 

Federal whistleblower Tara Rodas, who was initially recruited to assist the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with the surge of migrant children in 2021, expressed grave concerns about the situation. Rodas recounted her shock upon realizing that she was, in fact, placing these vulnerable children into the hands of traffickers and other dangerous individuals. "At the very beginning of the Biden administration, they stripped all the vetting out of the process," she stated, highlighting cases where sponsors, claiming to be relatives, were actually exploiting the children.

 

In one particularly troubling case, Rodas encountered a 16-year-old girl whose sponsor falsely claimed to be her older brother. The girl appeared drugged, and her sponsor's social media posts suggested she was being exploited.

Concerns are further heightened by reports that some non-family sponsors are hosting multiple migrant children, which Rodas describes as a major "red flag." In 2023 alone, 344 unaccompanied children were found living with non-family sponsors who were each responsible for at least three children.

 

Dr. Jason Piccolo, a retired federal agent who previously exposed the government's release of children to potential criminals, described the situation as "deeply concerning." He called for immediate reforms, stating, "There needs to be an immediate standard operating procedure to track the status and whereabouts of every single unaccompanied migrant child across all involved agencies."

 

The report also highlighted cases where children, released by the federal government, ended up working in exploitative conditions in slaughterhouses and factories. Rodas and other critics argue that a systemic failure within the government has allowed this situation to unfold.

 

In one tragic instance, an MS-13 gang member, released into the U.S. as a minor, was accused of brutally raping and murdering Kayla Hamilton, a young autistic woman in Maryland, in July 2022. Hamilton's mother, Tammy Nobles, has blamed the federal government for failing to properly vet the alleged killer, noting that a simple check with El Salvadoran authorities would have revealed his gang affiliations.

 

Nobles testified before Congress, criticizing HHS for its "operational neglect" and alleging that this neglect contributed to her daughter's death. She further condemned the agency for allowing the MS-13 member to live unsupervised with another illegal immigrant in a trailer park.

 

Despite the alarming findings, the government watchdog report noted that only one of eight audited ICE offices made any attempts to locate the missing children. Rodas and others continue to raise the alarm, calling for urgent action to protect these vulnerable minors from further harm.

 

Credit: NYP  2024-08-23

 

 

 

 

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[mdr224]

Democrats would have all south america come into the united states if they could, as long as the illegals vote democrat. Europe is already feeling the effects of open borders, will America wake up in time?

[EVENKEEL]

Wonder if that will be a topic at the DNC.

[thaibeachlovers]

5 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Wonder if that will be a topic at the DNC.

They apparently can't even get Gaza into the convention. IMO nothing will be allowed to upset the myth that the Dems are united behind that woman.

 

Re the OP, losing 320 children would be unfortunate, losing 320,000 is a crime, IMO.

[Gsxrnz]

1 minute ago, thaibeachlovers said:

They apparently can't even get Gaza into the convention. IMO nothing will be allowed to upset the myth that the Dems are united behind that woman.

 

Re the OP, losing 320 children would be unfortunate, losing 320,000 is a crime, IMO.

 

I agree with your sentiment. But they'll probably apply the Stalinist mentality - losing one child is a tragedy, losing 320,000 is merely a statistic.

[thaibeachlovers]

1 minute ago, Gsxrnz said:

 

I agree with your sentiment. But they'll probably apply the Stalinist mentality - losing one child is a tragedy, losing 320,000 is merely a statistic.

I think they'll ignore it. They can't justify it, so why acknowledge it?

[howlee101]

I'm sure the DNC will spin this story to say it's Trump's fault.  The Dems have had the White House 12 (Biden all 12 years) of the last 16 years yet it's all Trump's fault. 

[Dcheech]

Another NYP - New York Post article, that no one but a Trumper would believe.   

[nauseus]

49 minutes ago, Dcheech said:

Another NYP - New York Post article, that no one but a Trumper would believe.   

 

So why don't you give us the real story?

 

 

[JonnyF]

This is what can happen when you allow your desire to virtue signal over-ride your ability to consider longer term consequences.

 

Same with the children drowning in the English channel crossings. 

 

Failing to control your borders has many negative consequences. 

[johng]

 

For some reason can't attach PDF files here any more

link to the PDF

https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2024-08/OIG-24-46-Aug24.pdf

[impulse]

So, as it turns out, keeping kids "in cages" was a way to keep them away from child traffickers and kiddie fiddlers.

 

Cages that Obama built BTW. I wonder where AOC will cry for the thousands of missing kids.  Actually, I wonder if she'll cry for them.

 

[placeholder]

Well, since the data in question runs from 2019 to 2023, it isn't only the Biden Administration that's implicated, is it?

 

"Between 2019 and 2023, more than 32,000 unaccompanied minors failed to show up for their immigration court hearings, and ICE was “not able to account” for all of their locations, according to a report from the ICE inspector general’s office.

During that period, more than 448,000 unaccompanied children overall immigrated to the US and were transferred from ICE custody to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the agency responsible for placing them with a sponsor or in foster care.

Once they were handed off to HHS for settlement, ICE couldn’t determine all of these children’s locations, and more than 291,000 of the kids were not placed into removal proceedings because ICE had never served them notices to appear or scheduled a court date for them"

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ice-report-lost-unaccompanied-child-migrants-b2599184.html

 

There are other factors mentioned in the article as well.

[Chomper Higgot]

Isn’t this a re-hash of a previous topic?

 

 

NYP doing their bit to rain on the Democrat Convention.

 

[placeholder]

13 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Well, since the data in question runs from 2019 to 2023, it isn't only the Biden Administration that's implicated, is it?

 

"Between 2019 and 2023, more than 32,000 unaccompanied minors failed to show up for their immigration court hearings, and ICE was “not able to account” for all of their locations, according to a report from the ICE inspector general’s office.

During that period, more than 448,000 unaccompanied children overall immigrated to the US and were transferred from ICE custody to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the agency responsible for placing them with a sponsor or in foster care.

Once they were handed off to HHS for settlement, ICE couldn’t determine all of these children’s locations, and more than 291,000 of the kids were not placed into removal proceedings because ICE had never served them notices to appear or scheduled a court date for them"

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ice-report-lost-unaccompanied-child-migrants-b2599184.html

 

There are other factors mentioned in the article as well.

It should also be noted that it's not a study of the ICE's performance before 2019.

[Slocum]

8 hours ago, mdr224 said:

Democrats would have all south america come into the united states if they could, as long as the illegals vote democrat. Europe is already feeling the effects of open borders, will America wake up in time?

Only political Gain...after 1 or 2 terms, bad luck if you take over ....

[thaipo7]

Where's Tug remarks?  The count was 85,000.  Hell of an increase while the Border Czar was in charge and now she makes it a point to stop this?  Where has she been the last 3 1/2 years.  You have a reply Tug?   Your an authority on how great Kamala is.  NOT. 

[Irish star]

11 hours ago, mdr224 said:

Democrats would have all south america come into the united states if they could, as long as the illegals vote democrat. Europe is already feeling the effects of open borders, will America wake up in time?

My god what an ignorant statement, who’s your source Qanon or Lara Trump or Trump himself , You keep

repeating this statement but how many cases like 5 maybe , Delusions need therapy , this has as much substance as Hillary emails   But the Cult regurgitates it nonstop , just more trump blabbing  doesn’t make it fact , show us all these illegal voter discoveries or some kind of fact , do you Cultist ever use the internet for facts or sources or just do the Trump thing , Throw <deleted> politics , maybe it will stick and the ignorant suck it up as Facts 

Edited August 23 by Irish star

[Thingamabob]

7 hours ago, nauseus said:

 

So why don't you give us the real story?

 

 

I am told by an American friend, a former US border control official, now retired, that this is the tip of the iceberg. Tragically the numbers are,apparently, far worse, with thousands of desperately sad outcomes.

[Irish star]

17 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

I am told by an American friend, a former US border control official, now retired, that this is the tip of the iceberg. Tragically the numbers are,apparently, far worse, with thousands of desperately sad outcomes.

At least they are economic migrants not Terrorist entering Europe, btw Walks will never Work , it’s a money scheme for Trump ala Bannon , his 31 miles of Wall is a disgrace 

[Eric Loh]

Sad to read such humantarian tragedy. Should not be exploited as a political issue. This should be the responsibilty of both parties in the House to find bipartisan solutions. 

[luckymitchell]

13 hours ago, nauseus said:

 

So why don't you give us the real story?

 

 

Yes, unburden what has been... 

[mogandave]

4 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Sad to read such humantarian tragedy. Should not be exploited as a political issue. This should be the responsibilty of both parties in the House to find bipartisan solutions. 

Yes, this should be kept secret until after the election.

[mogandave]

6 hours ago, Irish star said:

At least they are economic migrants not Terrorist entering Europe, btw Walks will never Work , it’s a money scheme for Trump ala Bannon , his 31 miles of Wall is a disgrace 

Over 500 miles, and Biden shut it down the moment he got into office. 

 

 

[still kicking]

17 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

They apparently can't even get Gaza into the convention. IMO nothing will be allowed to upset the myth that the Dems are united behind that woman.

 

Re the OP, losing 320 children would be unfortunate, losing 320,000 is a crime, IMO.

Yeah we get them from N/Z 

[mogandave]

It is worth noting that “children “ means anyone under 18. 

 

I wonder how many are working in the sex trade now. 

[riclag]

20 hours ago, mdr224 said:

Democrats would have all south america come into the united states if they could, as long as the illegals vote democrat. Europe is already feeling the effects of open borders, will America wake up in time?

 biden/ harris administration at work!Lets hope a good majority go reside in Arizona , were they now have to prove citizenship to register for 2024
Its a start. !

Edited August 23 by riclag

[riclag]

15 hours ago, impulse said:

So, as it turns out, keeping kids "in cages" was a way to keep them away from child traffickers and kiddie fiddlers.

 

Cages that Obama built BTW. I wonder where AOC will cry for the thousands of missing kids.  Actually, I wonder if she'll cry for them.

 

Agreed! Also worth mentioning will their propaganda machine speak out with the same fever pitch?

imop

[mogandave]

6 minutes ago, riclag said:

 biden/ harris administration at work!Lets hope a good majority go reside in Arizona , were they now have to prove citizenship to register for 2024
Its a start. !

Let them all go to blue states

[riclag]

16 hours ago, nauseus said:

 

So why don't you give us the real story?

 

 

Your honesty is showing again!

Well said!