Sen. Marsha Blackburn is pushing the Biden administration on a recent report that found tens of thousands of migrant children are missing from officials' radar.
FIRST ON FOX: A top Republican senator, who has been challenging the Biden administration for years on the subject of missing migrant children, is slamming what she says is a 'reckless disregard' after a watchdog revealed that officials have lost track of tens of thousands of migrant children 'I write today to express my grave concern regarding a recent Office of Inspector General report that found severe mismanagement with respect to the safety and well-being of unaccompanied...
Responding to the report itself, an ICE spokesperson said that it is committed to the protection and well-being of children, but while it concurs with the IG’s recommendations, 'we are concerned that the report’s findings are misleading and may be misconstrued because they fail to acknowledge key facts.' 'In general, ICE does not issue Notices to Appear to unaccompanied children until after they have been placed with sponsors who have been vetted by HHS.
will currently file an NTA 120s days after they are issued, unless they are released from HHS care to a vetted sponsor prior to that time. Doing so, ICE says, allows them to seek legal representation and immigration relief and prevents further backlog in the immigration system. 'If they are ineligible for relief, USCIS will issue an NTA. Since last year, ICE has taken steps to automate information sharing related to unaccompanied children’s attendance at immigration court proceedings.
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