{"id":2487896,"date":"2025-09-17T19:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T23:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-finds-22000-missing-migrant-children\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T19:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T23:50:31","slug":"trump-administration-finds-22000-missing-migrant-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-finds-22000-missing-migrant-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration finds 22,000 missing migrant children"},"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\">14<\/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%2Ftrump-administration-finds-22000-missing-migrant-children%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=2487896&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 reports that the Trump governance has located over 22,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-3k-unaccompanied-alien-children-being-held-in-dhs-custody\/\" title=\"More than 3K unaccompanied alien ... being held in DHS custody\">000 unaccompanied migrant children<\/a> who were considered missing after being released into the United States at the southern border during the Biden administration. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), speaking at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, highlighted progress in finding these children and arresting more than 400 criminal sponsors involved in their cases. Between 2021 and 2024, over 500,000 unaccompanied children crossed the border, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >record high compared<\/a> to previous administrations. Most of these children were released to adults within the U.S., despite numerous concerns and reports about their well-being that were reportedly overlooked during the Biden administration. Prior efforts had located 10,000 missing children, but tens of thousands remained unaccounted for. The issue remains a significant challenge for authorities and lawmakers. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump DHS locates 22,000 missing migrant children who crossed border under Biden<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2213766\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump administration<\/a> has located more than 22,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/unaccompanied-minors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unaccompanied migrant children<\/a> who were deemed missing after being released into the United States from the U.S.-Mexico border by the Biden administration, according to a Republican senator.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who presided over a Wednesday Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the status of the half a million children who crossed the southern border alone between 2021 and 2024, said the Trump administration was making strides in finding countless children lost inside the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3812182\/1000-police-agencies-ice-287g-arrest-illegal-immigrants-dhs\/\">More than 1,000 police agencies agree to help ICE arrest illegal immigrants: DHS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3811081\/kristi-noem-150000-new-ice-applications-recruitment-push\/\">Kristi Noem touts 150,000 new ICE applications after recruitment push<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3810470\/trump-doj-denaturalizes-maryland-serial-child-rapist\/\">Trump DOJ denaturalizes Maryland serial child rapist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Working with state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-ny-state-dem-reverses-commits-to-final-report-on-cuomo-investigation\/\" title=\"Top NY State Dem Reverses, Commits To \u2018Final Report\u2019 On Cuomo Investigation\">local law enforcement authorities<\/a>, the Trump administration has located more than 22,000 missing illegal migrant children and arrested more than 400 criminal sponsors,&rdquo; Cornyn said during the hearing Wednesday afternoon. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve witnessed progress in the last eight months, although much remains to be done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the Biden administration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/2903688\/bidens-border-half-million-unaccompanied-immigrant-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more than 500,000 children<\/a> had crossed the border without a parent, a staggering figure that far outpaced any previous administration. <\/p>\n<p>Roughly 90% of all children were released to adults within the U.S., except for children from Canadian, Mexican, and some Central American countries.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Sen. 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