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Abby Phillip Challenges Homan's Claims on Lost Migrant Children

2/13/2026

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Abby Phillip, CNN NewsNight, accused border czar Tom Homan of lying about migrant children.
Homan claimed 3,364 children were lost, but Phillip said many were released to relatives.
A February 2023 report indicated 85,000 children are unaccounted for.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rescued ten minors from marijuana farms.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, said the Trump administration had accounted for 22,000 children.

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Abby Phillip, CNN NewsNight, accused border czar Tom Homan of lying about migrant children.
Homan claimed 3,364 children were lost, but Phillip said many were released to relatives.
A February 2023 report indicated 85,000 children are unaccounted for.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rescued ten minors from marijuana farms.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, said the Trump administration had accounted for 22,000 children.