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Grassley Slams Biden for Ignoring 65,000 Migrant Child Cases

5/31/2025

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) exposed a troubling oversight by the Biden administration, which overlooked more than 65,000 reports about unaccompanied migrant children, including over 7,300 linked to human trafficking. He condemned the administration for hastily placing vulnerable children with inadequately vetted sponsors, while the Trump administration managed to process 28% of these cases, leading to numerous arrests and indictments.

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) exposed a troubling oversight by the Biden administration, which overlooked more than 65,000 reports about unaccompanied migrant children, including over 7,300 linked to human trafficking. He condemned the administration for hastily placing vulnerable children with inadequately vetted sponsors, while the Trump administration managed to process 28% of these cases, leading to numerous arrests and indictments.