Chuck Grassley Details DHS Report on Unaccompanied Migrant Children Sponsorship

DHS Inspector General Report Findings

• 🔍 A Department of Homeland Security Inspector General report confirmed significant failures by the Biden Administration's Health and Human Services (HHS) in tracking unaccompanied migrant children.
• ⚠️ The report highlights that HHS failed to take necessary steps to protect and locate these children, with hundreds of thousands unaccounted for during the Biden Administration.

Failures in Sponsor Vetting

• 📌 The HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement is responsible for placing unaccompanied children with vetted U.S. sponsors.
• ❌ However, the Inspector General's report found that children are being placed with sponsors who have not been properly vetted.

Obstruction and Policy Changes

• 🚫 Senator Grassley alleges that the Biden Administration obstructed his oversight investigations into these failures.
• 🤝 The administration also rescinded an agreement from the Trump administration that allowed for greater sharing of sponsor information with law enforcement.
• ⚖️ This decision was reportedly made because the administration was concerned that the information would reveal sponsors were in the U.S. illegally, prioritizing this concern over the safety of the children.

Call to Action

• 📢 Senator Grassley urges his colleagues to read the Inspector General's report to understand the extent of these issues.