Members of Congress were informed that a hotline set up by the Biden administration to field safety complaints about unaccompanied migrant children failed to respond to 65,000 calls between August 2023 and January 2025.
This shocking news was unearthed during a hearing conducted by the House Committee on Homeland Security this week.
The hearing, which centered on border operations and the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), featured testimony from witnesses who raised concerns about oversight and alleged negligence in the care of migrant children placed with adult sponsors.
Republican lawmakers emphasized what they described as systemic failures in the administration’s immigration strategy.
Ali Hopper, founder and president of GUARD Against Trafficking, served as one of the lead witnesses.
In her testimony, Hopper asserted that both government agencies and the NGOs working alongside them have been “hijacked by criminal networks.”
She stated that these networks have been operating within the infrastructure of the U.S. immigration system, contributing to what she described as significant mismanagement.
Hopper outlined how the hotline, intended as a safety net for migrant children and the public to report concerns, was effectively nonfunctional for a prolonged period.
She revealed that tens of thousands of calls went unanswered during