MISSING CHILDREN

More than 290K migrant kids lost in immigration shuffle: Report ICE hasn't issued court orders to more than 290,000 migrant children The agency hasn't properly monitored youth who enter US with no adults The issue puts migrant children at greater risk for trafficking, exploitation (NewsNation) — Hundreds of thousands of migrant children who entered the United States without an adult don’t have immigration court dates and their whereabouts may be unknown, according to a new report. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hasn’t kept track of all the unaccompanied migrant children under its watch, putting the minors at greater risk for trafficking and exploitation. The issue is delaying or preventing the deportation process in some cases, according to a report from the DHS Inspector General. An ongoing audit showed that ICE transferred more than 448,000 unaccompanied minors to HHS between 2019 and 2023. ICE, however, couldn’t account for the whereabouts of all the children who were released by HHS and weren’t scheduled for immigration court. https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/report-unaccompanied-migrant-children-lost-immigration-shuffle/#:~:text=More%20than%20290K%20migrant%20kids%20lost%20in%20immigration,migrant%20children%20at%20greater%20risk%20for%20trafficking%2C%20exploitation