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The post references a real DHS Office of Inspector General finding that ICE could not monitor the whereabouts of hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children after their release from federal custody. However, the framing is heavily politicized: the OIG report covered FY 2019–2023 (spanning both Trump and Biden administrations), and immigration experts note these children were typically placed with sponsors (often family), not literally 'lost.' The Trump administration's claim of having 'found' 146,000 of these children is self-reported and recent (June 2026).
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Biden and Mayorkas lost hundreds of thousands of UACs from their open border policies.A DHS OIG report (OIG-24-46, August 2024) did find that ICE could not monitor the location of roughly 32,000 children who missed court dates and could not locate approximately 291,000 more who never received a Notice to Appear. However, the report covered FY 2019–2023, which includes the final year of Trump's first term. Additionally, these children were released to sponsors (usually family members) per standard procedure — they were not tracked by ICE after release, which is different from being literally 'lost.' The 'hundreds of thousands' figure is derived from this report but the 'lost' framing is disputed by immigration policy experts.
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President Trump and Secretary Mullin are rescuing them.Markwayne Mullin was confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security in March 2026. In June 2026, the Trump administration announced it had located approximately 146,000 of the previously untracked children, with nearly 300,000 still unaccounted for. Whether this constitutes 'rescuing' is subjective — the administration frames it as a rescue operation, while the children were generally living with sponsors. The 'rescuing' characterization is the administration's own framing and has not been independently verified as involving children in danger.
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The DHS OIG report is a legitimate nonpartisan watchdog finding, but its scope (FY 2019–2023) and the nature of the 'lost' designation (failure to track vs. literally missing) are important context that the post omits. The Trump administration's figures about locating 146,000 children are self-reported and very recent; independent verification of how many of these children were actually in danger versus simply being re-contacted is not yet available.
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Misleading. A DHS watchdog report found ICE could not track hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children, but the data spans FY 2019-2023 under both Trump and Biden. Most were placed with family sponsors, not literally lost. The Trump admin's claim of locating 146,000 is self-reported.