Influx of Unaccompanied Minors

The influx of Central American illegal immigrants resulted in a significant debate about how the United States should deal with the newly arrived families and children.

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HHS Stonewalls FOIA Request on ‘Lost’ Migrant Children

Records would shed light on claims that Biden-Harris admin can’t locate 325,000 unaccompanied minors

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DHS Watchdog Slams ICE Handling of Alien Children

‘At higher risk for trafficking, exploitation, or forced labor’ — just like I warned over a year ago

Topics: Influx of Unaccompanied Minors, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

As a Senator, Kamala Harris Tried to Take $220 Million Out of ICE’s Enforcement Division

Already-budgeted funds would mostly have been transferred to anti-border activist groups

Topics: Influx of Unaccompanied Minors, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

DOJ Sues Migrant Child Center for ‘Sexual Abuse and Harassment’

This was inevitable — the ‘UAC’ system has never worked, and is breaking down

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The 12-Month, $404 Million Contract to Transport Migrant Kids — that You’re Paying For

‘Nothing ... compels’ the federal government ‘to participate in and complete the mission of a criminal conspiracy’

Topics: Biden Border Crisis, Costs of Immigration, Influx of Unaccompanied Minors

During Human Trafficking Prevention Month, CIS Sues HHS for UAC Records

Is the department complicit in what is possibly the largest child-trafficking scandal in modern U.S. history?

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HHS Proposes to Codify Rules for UAC Care into Regulation

CIS submitted a comment explaining that the agency must strengthen its rules to protect UACs and discourage child smuggling

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RE: Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule, RIN 0970-AC93, Document Number: 2023-21168.

Regulatory Comments

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Bipartisan ‘Children’s Court Act of 2023’ Would Just Make the (Already Bad) Migrant Child Crisis Worse

‘Hard cases make bad law’ — and bad laws make harder cases

Topics: Biden Border Crisis, Influx of Unaccompanied Minors

Why Trump’s Border Security Didn’t Last, Part 2

Political challenges

Topics: Immigration History, Influx of Unaccompanied Minors