Biden's DHS failed to protect unaccompanied children at the open border: Under the Biden administration, ICE and DHS failed to enroll 233,000 children who crossed the border into immigration proceedings. Roughly 43,000 children enrolled in proceedings have now failed to appear for court dates. The complete sponsor addresses for another 31,000 children were not recorded by HHS or DHS, leaving those kids to the whims of their sponsors, for good or ill. In 2023 and 2024, more than 24,100 children were sent to sponsors who were distant relatives or even wholly unrelated. These numbers are sobering and distressing, raising fears of trafficking, slavery, or exploitation. Under the Trump administration, border security has been paramount; far fewer children will ever be sent unaccompanied to the border, and those who are won't flood the system meant to keep track of them.
