June 6, 2025 – Catholics For Catholics
DHS Report Details Disturbing Abuse Of Migrant Children Under Biden’s Administration; Sponsors Impregnated Minors
The Washington Times published an article on June 5, 2025, detailing disturbing findings from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the abuse of unaccompanied migrant children and adults placed with sponsors under the Biden administration.
The report highlights severe cases of exploitation, including instances where sponsors impregnated the minors they were supposed to protect. These revelations come as part of a broader discussion on the treatment and tracking of unaccompanied minors released to sponsors in the United States.
The article notes a significant decline in the number of unaccompanied minors released to sponsors, dropping from over 5,000 per month in late 2024 to just 45 in April 2025. This sharp reduction follows policy changes implemented by the Trump administration, which introduced stricter vetting processes for sponsors to prevent such abuses. However, these changes are under legal scrutiny, with U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton in Arizona currently reviewing a request from immigration advocates to issue an injunction blocking the new vetting rules. The advocates argue that the tightened policies may delay or prevent the release of minors to safe sponsors.
This new information sheds light on the challenges faced by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in locating these minors after their release. According to Robert B. Hammer, a child trafficking expert and former HSI official, the agency has struggled to track down the approximately 450,000 unaccompanied minors released to sponsors over the past few years. Out of 100,000 attempts to locate these children, only about 5,000 (5%) were successful, raising concerns about the safety and whereabouts of the remaining minors. Hammer attributes this low success rate to inadequate follow-up mechanisms and the overwhelming volume of cases.
Further, there is a 2024 inspector general report that criticized the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for failing to conduct timely safety and welfare checks on unaccompanied minors. This lack of oversight has contributed to the vulnerability of these children, many of whom are from Central America and entered the U.S. through the southern border. The report underscores systemic issues in the sponsor vetting and monitoring processes, which have allowed cases of abuse, including sexual exploitation and forced labor, to occur.
Republicans, including Sen. Charles E. Grassley, have accused the Biden administration of mishandling the unaccompanied minors’ program, pointing to the abuse cases as evidence of negligence. Grassley and other GOP lawmakers are advocating for stronger oversight and accountability to protect vulnerable migrant children.
All this not only exposes serious flaws in the system for placing unaccompanied migrant children with sponsors, including cases of extreme abuse and inadequate tracking, but it also highlights the Trump administration’s efforts to tighten sponsor vetting, the legal challenges to these changes, and the ongoing difficulties in ensuring the safety of these minors, as evidenced by HSI’s low success rate in locating them. The issue remains a contentious point of debate, with calls for improved oversight and protections for vulnerable migrant children that are tragically abused, exploited, and trafficked.
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