This week, a damning report from the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General has sent shockwaves through our nation's conscience. The report exposes a shocking failure in the government's handling of Unaccompanied Migrant Children (UCs). Between 2019 and 2023, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) transferred over 448,000 unaccompanied children to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Yet, alarmingly, the government has lost track of thousands of these vulnerable young lives after their release from HHS custody, potentially exposing them to trafficking and exploitation.

The numbers revealed in this week's report are staggering. More than 32,000 UCs failed to appear for their immigration court hearings in the past five years. Even more concerning, as of May 2024, ICE had not served Notices to Appear on more than 291,000 UCs,........

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