Biden Administration Placed Migrant Children in Unsafe Homes, Report Finds
A Wall Street Journal investigation reveals unaccompanied minors were sent to households with criminal ties and inadequate safety checks.
- Caseworkers' safety concerns were repeatedly overridden by higher officials.
- Children were placed in homes with ties to criminal activities, including labor trafficking.
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services admitted gaps in the guardian screening process.
- Pressure to avoid images of overcrowded facilities led to rapid, unsafe placements.
- Internal documents show many children were sent to previously rejected guardians.