Overview
- The Trump administration is conducting a nationwide review to track 450,000 unaccompanied migrant children placed with sponsors during the Biden administration, citing safety concerns.
- The FBI is leading welfare checks, visiting homes of children and sponsors to ensure well-being, with over 450 cases referred to law enforcement this year.
- Approximately 100 children have been removed from sponsors deemed unfit and returned to federal custody in the past two months.
- New sponsor requirements, including fingerprinting, DNA testing, and income verification, aim to strengthen child protection but raise concerns about accessibility for undocumented sponsors.
- Deportations have already occurred, including two families in Hawaii, sparking fears of family separations and broader implications for undocumented sponsors.