Child Protective Services Corruption Exposed: Ryan Matta on 'Never in America'

Systemic CPS Failures and Audit Findings

• 🎯 An internal CPS audit from 2019 revealed that 83.3% of child removals lacked sufficient evidence, yet children were taken from parents.
• 💔 Roughly 480,000 children are removed by CPS annually in the U.S., with statistics suggesting 54% of families never regain custody.
• 🚨 The film "Never in America" highlights the Baby Cyrus case, where a 10-month-old was taken at gunpoint over medical and vaccination disputes.

Financial Incentives in Child Welfare

• 💰 Financial incentives are allegedly tied to federal funding, encouraging agencies to separate families and increase adoption numbers.
• 💸 The ASPA Act of 1997, passed by Bill Clinton, created a system where agencies like CPS, DCF, and DCHS receive federal funding, with specific departments like sheriff's departments needing to physically separate children to access these funds.
• 📈 This creates a "child profiting system" where financial gain is prioritized over child welfare, leading to wrongful removals.

Broader Government Complicity and Trafficking

• 🧩 CPS practices are linked to broader claims of government mishandling and trafficking of migrant children.
• ✈️ The documentary draws parallels to the processing of migrant children, where various government agencies and NGOs played roles in a system that resulted in hundreds of thousands of children going missing.
• 🚫 Both major political parties and mainstream media are criticized for failing to address these systemic issues.

The Baby Cyrus Case Details

• 🩺 The Baby Cyrus case involved disputes over the child's weight and vaccination status, with parents seeking care from a natural doctor before being directed to a hospital.
• 🚨 After missing a rescheduled appointment due to the mother falling ill, the baby was taken at gunpoint by 22 police cars at a gas station.
• ✊ Public outcry and protests, partly organized with the help of figures like Ammon Bundy, led to the baby being returned to his parents within eight days.

Legal Ramifications and Media Silence

• ⚖️ The family and their supporters, including Ammon Bundy, are facing significant lawsuits from St. Luke's Hospital, which claims the protests caused $50 million in damages.
• 📰 The mainstream news is criticized as