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Chip Roy demands answers from Biden administration over 150,000 lost unaccompanied migrant children

Chip Roy demands answers from Mayorkas over 150,000 lost unaccompanied migrant children - Washington Examiner
Roy sent a letter demanding answers from Biden administration officials regarding the loss of 150,000 unaccompanied migrant children.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) is demanding answers from Biden administration officials regarding the loss of 150,000 unaccompanied migrant children.
In a letter addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, he sought answers to questions regarding Unaccompanied Alien Children, or UACs, and demanded the prevention of the destruction of any relevant documents.
Roy wrote that not only could the UACs be in danger, but due to poor vetting, some could be a danger to other citizens. In addition to the 150,000 unaccounted-for UACs, he noted that Immigration and Customs Enforcement failed to serve notices to appear in immigration court to over 320,000 UACs, “which limited ICE’s chance of contacting UACs when they leave HHS custody, thus reducing opportunities to verify their safety.”
A February 2024 audit by the HHS Office of Inspector General found the agency failed to conduct timely well-being follow-up calls for 22% of children placed with sponsors, 16% of case files lacked proof that sponsors underwent safety checks, and 19% of children were released to adults before FBI fingerprint and state child abuse registries shared results with the government about the sponsors.
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Republicans have been requesting further information on the matter for months. In August, senior Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee sent the Department of Health and Human Services a letter requesting data from its Office of Refugee Resettlement regarding its handling of UACs.
Among the record number of migrants crossing the southern border during President Joe Biden’s tenure were 500,000 UACs, a record of its own. Of these, 430,000 were released to adults in the United States, with the rest being sent home.
Commentary:
Why is it that Mayorkas and others at DHS are unwilling or able to answer the questions when related to location and condition of 300,000 plus migrant children under the age of 17 years in the U.S.?
Why do case files lack proof that sponsors underwent safety checks, and 19% of children were released to adults
What are they hiding?