{"id":2440897,"date":"2025-05-30T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-ignored-more-than-7k-reports-of-trafficking-migrant-kids\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T11:02:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:02:44","slug":"biden-ignored-more-than-7k-reports-of-trafficking-migrant-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-ignored-more-than-7k-reports-of-trafficking-migrant-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden &#8216;Ignored&#8217; More Than 7k Reports Of Trafficking Migrant Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-ignored-more-than-7k-reports-of-trafficking-migrant-kids%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2440897&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses revelations from a Department of Health and human Services (HHS) report indicating that the Biden administration allegedly &#8220;ignored or dismissed&#8221; over 65,000 reports concerning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-3k-unaccompanied-alien-children-being-held-in-dhs-custody\/\" title=\"More than 3K ... being held in DHS custody\">unaccompanied migrant children<\/a>, including more than 7,300 related too human trafficking. Senator Chuck Grassley highlighted these findings, criticizing the administration for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >allegedly placing vulnerable children wiht risky sponsors<\/a> and obstructing law enforcement efforts to investigate these cases. The Trump administration has taken on the responsibility to address the backlog and has indicated it processed over 28% of the previously ignored reports. Grassley voiced concerns regarding poor vetting of sponsors and the lack of response to subpoenas from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a>, leading to significant issues in protecting migrant children. An alarming report confirmed that the Biden administration lost track of hundreds of thousands of migrant children during a period marked by over 10 million illegal border encounters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cxsTVd0a3fQ\">Kens 5: Your San Antonio News Source\/ Youtube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/30\/biden-admin-ignored-or-dismissed-more-than-7000-reports-of-trafficking-migrant-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Biden%20Admin%20%E2%80%98Ignored%20Or%20Dismissed%E2%80%99%20More%20Than%207,000%20Reports%20Of%20Trafficking%20Migrant%20Kids&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/30\/biden-admin-ignored-or-dismissed-more-than-7000-reports-of-trafficking-migrant-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Biden%20Admin%20%E2%80%98Ignored%20Or%20Dismissed%E2%80%99%20More%20Than%207,000%20Reports%20Of%20Trafficking%20Migrant%20Kids&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/30\/biden-admin-ignored-or-dismissed-more-than-7000-reports-of-trafficking-migrant-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/30\/biden-admin-ignored-or-dismissed-more-than-7000-reports-of-trafficking-migrant-kids\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Biden%20Admin%20%E2%80%98Ignored%20Or%20Dismissed%E2%80%99%20More%20Than%207,000%20Reports%20Of%20Trafficking%20Migrant%20Kids&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/30\/biden-admin-ignored-or-dismissed-more-than-7000-reports-of-trafficking-migrant-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The Biden administration &ldquo;ignored or dismissed&rdquo; more than 65,000 reports related to migrant children &mdash; including more than 7,300 reports of human trafficking, according to details of a Department of Health and Human Services summary released by Sen. Chuck Grassley.<\/p>\n<p>Of the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HHSGov\/status\/1914698523762639067\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>, 56,591 were &ldquo;notifications of concern, 7,346 reports of human trafficking and 1,688 fraud leads,&rdquo; according to a press release from  Grassley. The Trump administration has since taken the responsibility on, having processed more than 28 percent of the backlog left by the Biden administration, according to the press release. There have been seven indictments, 25 arrest warrants, 11 arrests and three convictions, according to the release. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1340756993\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a statement, Grassley, who has been spearheading efforts to save migrant children being exploited and abused, alleged that the Biden administration placed &ldquo;unaccompanied migrant children with dangerous sponsors and actively obstruct[ed] law enforcement and Congress&rsquo; efforts to rescue vulnerable kids.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration said it would now address the issue. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Office of Refugee Resettlement] is digging through nearly 65,000 reports of concern about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-border-policies-under-scrutiny\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s border policies under scrutiny\">unaccompanied alien children<\/a> &mdash; most ignored, many dismissed &mdash; each one a missed chance to protect a child,&rdquo; the Department of Health and Human Services said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HHSGov\/status\/1914698523762639067\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post on X<\/a>. &ldquo;This isn&rsquo;t just paperwork. This is a systemic failure of the Biden administration. It is children&rsquo;s lives put at risk. Now, it&rsquo;s all ORR hands on deck. We&rsquo;re combing through every report, every detail &mdash; because protecting children isn&rsquo;t optional.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Trump administration WILL NOT look away. The system may have failed before, but not on our watch,&rdquo; the post continued. <\/p>\n<p>Grassley recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassley.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/grassley_to_hhs_-_backlog_of_unaccompanied_migrant_children_reports.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sent a letter<\/a> to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., detailing the &ldquo;poor vetting of sponsors of unaccompanied alien children.&rdquo; Grassley submitted a law enforcement referral in 2024 flagging potentially criminal activity in the alien unaccompanied children program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) then identified more than 100 sponsors but, according to Grassley&rsquo;s letter to Kennedy, the Biden administration failed to respond to adequately to the subpoenas issued by law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Homeland Security Investigations] analyzed [referrals] and determined over 100 sponsors were suspicious enough to warrant further investigation, from a single HHS emergency intake site,&rdquo; the letter states. &ldquo;In response, HSI issued subpoenas to HHS for information to assist it in finding suspicious sponsors identified in my referral, and the children they sponsored.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But, according to the letter, then HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra &ldquo;failed to fully comply with two-thirds of subpoenas they issued.&rdquo; This contributed to HSI &ldquo;only [finding] a handful of sponsors and children,&rdquo; the letter states.<\/p>\n<p>An April 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassley.senate.gov\/news\/news-releases\/bombshell-report-confirms-grassley-oversight-of-biden-harris-admins-failure-to-protect-migrant-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> from the DHS and Office of Inspector General confirmed Grassley&rsquo;s concerns, finding the Biden administration lost track of <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/21\/report-biden-harris-administration-has-lost-track-of-up-to-300000-illegal-alien-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hundreds of thousands<\/a> of migrant children.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration saw more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tens-of-thousands-of-illegal-alien-kids-missing-on-harris-watch\/\" title=\"Tens Of Thousands Of Illegal Alien Kids Missing On Harris&#039; Watch\">10 million illegal alien encounters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/southwest-land-border-encounters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to estimates from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. 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