{"id":2473496,"date":"2025-08-11T17:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-criminals-exploited-loophole-meant-for-abused-children-to-sneak-into-u-s\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:38:05","slug":"illegal-alien-criminals-exploited-loophole-meant-for-abused-children-to-sneak-into-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-criminals-exploited-loophole-meant-for-abused-children-to-sneak-into-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Alien Criminals Exploited Loophole Meant for Abused Children to Sneak Into U.S."},"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\">26<\/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%2Fillegal-alien-criminals-exploited-loophole-meant-for-abused-children-to-sneak-into-u-s%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=2473496&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>A federal report from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) revealed that over the past decade, the Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) program-originally designed to protect abused, abandoned, or neglected foreign children-has been exploited by gang members, criminals, and murderers to gain entry into the United States. The report examined more than 300,000 SIJ petitions filed between 2013 and early 2025 and found significant abuses, including applicants falsifying their age, identity, and contry of origin. Notably, over half of the 2024 petitioners where over 18 years old, many entered without inspection, and some came from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >countries considered national security threats<\/a>. Among those approved were hundreds of known or suspected gang members, including over 600 MS-13 affiliates, some charged wiht violent and federal racketeering crimes.USCIS officials criticized the program&#8217;s lax vetting standards and lack of criminal bars or moral character requirements for approval. The number of applications surged dramatically under the Biden administration, from 18,440 in 2020 to 67,754 in 2024, highlighting increased exploitation of the program. The report underscores urgent calls for reforms to close loopholes and tighten screening to prevent criminals from abusing a program intended to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-officials-push-back-on-ossoff-foster-children-report\/\" title=\"Georgia officials refute Ossoff foster children report\">safeguard vulnerable children<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A federal report discovered that the U.S. government has been approving entry into the country for gang members, criminals, and murderers for over a decade using a special classification reserved for abused children.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hundreds of gang members, murderers, and sex offenders exploited a vulnerability in America&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/media-tries-paint-illegal-alien-award-winning-saint-criminal-record-tells-different-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immigration<\/a> system,&rdquo; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/newsroom\/news-releases\/uscis-report-uncovers-significant-abuses-in-the-special-immigrant-juvenile-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release<\/a> from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said last month.<\/p>\n<p>The immigration agency published a report identifying national security vulnerabilities in the Special Immigrant Juvenile program, which is normally reserved for abandoned minors.<\/p>\n<p>The program, which dates back to 1990, allows young <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-beachgoers-take-matters-hands-boatload-illegal-aliens-washes-ashore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegals<\/a> who can&rsquo;t be reunited with one or both parents because of abandonment, abuse, or neglect to apply for this special classification. It also paves the way for them to obtain residency and citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it seems that over the past several years, dangerous individuals have been flooding the program with applications due to its lax standards.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/document\/reports\/DO_SIJ_Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full report<\/a> examined over 300,000 illegal aliens and their Special Immigrant Juvenile petitions filed from the beginning of fiscal year 2013 through February 2025.<\/p>\n<p>It found that more than half of the petitioners for 2024 were over the age of 18. It also found that many of them had entered the United States without inspection and &ldquo;came from countries identified as posing national security concerns, demonstrating the lax screening and vetting and anti-fraud policies of the Biden Administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some petitioners also lied about their age and identity, &ldquo;including falsifying their name, date of birth, and country of citizenship.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The worst part was that they identified 853 known or suspected gang members who filed petitions, and many were approved.<\/p>\n<p>Among the more than 600 MS-13 gang members who were greenlit under the program, 70 had been charged with federal racketeering offenses and others were charged with violent crimes inside the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Criminal aliens are infiltrating the U.S. through a program meant to protect abused, neglected, or abandoned alien children,&rdquo; USCIS Spokesman Matthew Tragesser said in the release. &ldquo;This report exposes how the open border lobby and activist judges are exploiting loopholes in the name of aiding helpless children.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Back in June, the agency rescinded the &ldquo;policy of categorically considering deferred action for special immigrant juveniles.&rdquo; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-cuts-off-illegals-social-security-act-benefits-return-paused-fraud-punishment-possible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> administration is also looking to shore up cracks in the program.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, however, &ldquo;there are no criminal bars or good moral character requirements for SIJ petition approval.&rdquo; That needs to be fixed immediately.<\/p>\n<p>USCIS Director Joseph Edlow <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/08\/10\/sij-program-became-amnesty-for-criminals\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=offthepress&amp;utm_campaign=home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the Daily Caller News Foundation that there&rsquo;s probably even more fraud that they haven&rsquo;t even discovered yet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unfortunately, I do expect to uncover more,&rdquo; Edlow said. &ldquo;The SIJ program has been something that I think USCIS has not been administering appropriately for many years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The report showed how filings for the SIJ petition skyrocketed under Biden. During the last year of Trump&rsquo;s first term back in 2020, there were a total of 18,440 applications. By 2024 &mdash; after Biden&rsquo;s immigration crisis &mdash; the number had ballooned to 67,754.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it did get worse under the Biden administration,&rdquo; Edlow added. &ldquo;And yes, it has been a pathway that has been exploited by criminal aliens and some gangbangers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is Biden&rsquo;s legacy: allowing hardened criminals to hide behind a program meant for children so they can gain access to the country and harm our national interests.<\/p>\n<p>This kind of abuse and endangerment is what pushed the public over the edge into supporting Trump&rsquo;s mass <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/florida-reportedly-eyeing-another-alligator-alcatraz-former-wwii-pow-camp-deportations-mount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deportations<\/a> plan in the first place. Maybe if there hadn&rsquo;t been so much blatant criminality and brutality, the voters would have rejected Trump or gone another way.<\/p>\n<p>But the reality is that the situation had gotten so out of control, a total crackdown wasn&rsquo;t just prudent, it was America&rsquo;s only option.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to a statement from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), hundreds of dangerous individuals have taken advantage of weaknesses in the immigration system. The Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) program, established in 1990 to protect abandoned or abused minors who cannot be reunited with their parents, provides a pathway to residency and citizenship. However, lax standards have led to an influx of applications from risky applicants over recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The report analyzed over 300,000 SIJ petitions filed between fiscal year 2013 and February 2025 and found that more than half of petitioners in 2024 were adults over 18. Many entered without inspection from countries flagged as national security risks, highlighting inadequate screening under the current administration&#8217;s policies. Some applicants falsified personal information such as age and identity.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, at least 853 known or suspected gang members applied through this program-many approved-including over 600 MS-13 members; among them were individuals charged with serious federal crimes like racketeering and violent offenses within the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>USCIS spokesperson Matthew Tragesser stated that criminal aliens are infiltrating a program meant to protect vulnerable children due to loopholes exploited by activists supporting open borders. In response, USCIS rescinded certain lenient policies earlier this year while efforts continue-also supported by the previous administration-to strengthen oversight.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, there are no criminal background checks or moral character requirements for SIJ approvals-a gap experts say must be addressed immediately. USCIS Director Joseph Edlow acknowledged ongoing fraud issues within the program and expects further abuses will come to light.<\/p>\n<p>The number of SIJ applications surged dramatically under President Biden-from about 18,440 in 2020 during Trump&#8217;s term to nearly 67,754 in 2024-reflecting increased exploitation by criminals using this pathway.<\/p>\n<p>This situation has fueled public support for stricter immigration enforcement measures aimed at preventing hardened criminals from abusing protections designed for children-a key factor behind calls for mass deportations advocated during recent political campaigns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2473497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Illegal-Jumping-Fence.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33709,41087,33009,61093],"class_list":["post-2473496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-border-security","tag-child-exploitation","tag-illegal-immigration","tag-immigration-loopholes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Illegal-Jumping-Fence.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2473496"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2473500,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473496\/revisions\/2473500"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2473497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2473496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2473496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2473496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}