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A recent report revealed that ICE was unable to properly monitor unaccompanied alien children, losing track of tens of thousands of kids and opening them up to potentially being trafficked.

From Fox News. In a new report, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is unable to effectively monitor the location and status of each unaccompanied alien child (UAC) who comes into the U.S. illegally and is released from custody.

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Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari said in the report that between fiscal years 2019 and 2023, ICE transferred over 448,000 UACs into the custody of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. From there, most of the UACs were released to sponsors.

But over 31,000 of those 448,000 children were released to addresses that were left blank, had missing apartment numbers or were undeliverable. …

Cuffari said an investigation into the matter found ICE did not issue notices to appear (NTA) to all UACs, which would have generated assignment of immigration court dates by the Department of Justice (DOJ), and as of January this year, it had not served NTAs on over 233,000 unaccompanied children. …

Cuffari acknowledged staffing to be able to monitor each UAC was limited, and without that ability, there was no assurance the children were safe from trafficking, exploitation, forced labor or criminal activity. …

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(Excerpt from Fox News. Photo Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)