Overview
- White House border czar Tom Homan said more than 62,000 children who entered during the previous administration have been found, with some recovered from sex trafficking and forced labor.
- Homan said President Trump made locating the children a first-day priority and described ongoing multi-agency operations that include welfare checks, sponsor investigations, and actions against trafficking networks.
- Inspector general reporting cited by the coverage found 291,000 minors were not given future court dates and that ICE failed to issue more than 233,000 notices to appear, with over 43,000 no-shows among those who received court dates.
- Articles reference IG findings and whistleblowers who said many minors were released to poorly vetted sponsors, including cases involving suspected gang-affiliated adults.
- Reporting from The Daily Signal says a Trump-backed measure enables HHS to repatriate unaccompanied minors to their home countries as recovery efforts continue.