Staff Reports
Rep. Chip Roy from Texas is throwing down the gauntlet and demanding some accountability from the Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Texas Congressman isn’t just waving a flag; he’s calling for a full-scale preservation of all records related to the tens of thousands of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) who seem to have gone missing like socks in a laundromat’s black hole after being released into the United States. It’s a classic case of “Houston, we have a problem,” but instead of spaceships, it involves vulnerable kids and government mismanagement.
In his recent correspondence to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Roy urged these agencies to keep all documents related to UACs safe and sound, especially those records that date back to January 20, 2021. This is about more than keeping the lights on; it’s about ensuring that the mountain of information tied to UAC policies and practices under the current administration isn’t just swept under the rug—like so much other contorted logic coming from Washington these days.
"Every child lost to the system is a tragedy. We cannot be a nation that looks the other way." – Tara Rodas testifies on how the Biden-Harris administration has released hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied alien children to unvetted sponsors.
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— House Homeland GOP (@HomelandGOP) November 19, 2024
Consider this: under the current administration, HHS has reportedly lost track of around 150,000 UACs. That’s not just a few missing kids; it’s a staggering number that raises alarm bells about their safety and well-being. Roy highlighted not just the lack of accountability but also the associated risk of these minors possibly being preyed upon or ending up in abusive situations, especially since many of the adult sponsors they’re placed with aren’t even family members. Talk about a ticking time bomb of trouble waiting to go off.
In yet another twist of the bureaucratic knife, the DHS Office of the Inspector General found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) dropped the ball on notifying over 320,000 UACs about court appearances. This monumental oversight wouldn’t exactly pass muster in a game of hide and seek—let alone a humanitarian crisis. It’s another glaring indication of how the left’s compassionate policies are turning into a real-life game of “Where’s Waldo,” except in this case Waldo is a missing minor amid a sea of questionable safety protocols.
Perhaps most shocking is a report from earlier this year showing a staggering 88 percent spike in child labor trafficking incidents since 2019, with nearly 6,000 children—including many UACs—being discovered in perilous and illegal jobs. This epidemic raises the question: Is the Biden administration’s border policy merely a revolving door for innocent children to walk straight into exploitation? Time will tell how much longer this administration can ignore the mounting evidence that its handling of UACs is less about compassion and more about complicity in enabling a tragedy.
