The Trump administration has reportedly located more than 13,000 unaccompanied minors who entered the U.S. illegally and were lost to government tracking under Joe Biden.
The effort comes amid a sweeping overhaul of immigration enforcement, with President Donald J. Trump prioritizing the return of migrant children and illegal aliens to their countries of origin.
.@POTUS: Something you haven’t reported — 300,000 migrant children went missing under Biden. We’ve already gotten back 10,000 — and we have a lot more planned to get back. pic.twitter.com/W6bM7Tfymq
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 11, 2025
ICE Arrests 400 Child Sponsors for Abuse, Exploitation
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), over 400 sponsors of unaccompanied minors have been arrested for abuse, neglect, or other crimes.
A Health and Human Services official told NewsNation that the arrests stemmed from widespread mistreatment of migrant children entrusted to sponsors — many of whom were not properly vetted during the Biden years.
300,000 Children Lost Under Biden
The Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General confirmed that more than 300,000 unaccompanied minors crossed the border and disappeared under Biden’s watch —