The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General’s office published a report this week that appeared to confirm reports the agency failed to properly monitor thousands of unaccompanied minors.
The report, published Wednesday, revealed that, from fiscal years 2019 to 2023, more than 448,000 unaccompanied minors were transferred to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ custody, with the majority then released to sponsors. However, more than 31,000 of the children’s release addresses were blank, missing apartment numbers, or otherwise incomplete.