Almost 1,500 Migrant Children Placed in Homes by the U.S. Government Went Missing Last Year

[G_j]

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.timeinc.net/time/5256734/government-missing-migrant-children

After making follow-up calls to check on the children's safety, many could not be found, an agency official said

GARNACE BURKE / AP
April 26th, 2018

Federal officials lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children last year after a government agency placed the minors in the homes of adult sponsors in communities across the country, according to testimony before a Senate subcommittee Thursday.

The Health and Human Services Department has a limited budget to track the welfare of vulnerable unaccompanied minors, and realized that 1,475 children could not be found after making follow-up calls to check on their safety, an agency official said.

Federal officials came under fire two years ago after rolling back child protection policies meant for minors fleeing violence in Central America. In a follow-up hearing on Thursday, senators said that the agencies had failed to take full responsibility for their care and had delayed crucial reforms needed to keep them from falling into the hands of human traffickers.

“You are the worst foster parents in the world. You don’t even know where they are,” said Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota. “We are failing. I don’t think there is any doubt about it. And when we fail kids that makes me angry.”

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[Corgigal]

1. I holy shit

better not tell Roseanne. I don't even want to imagine, what I'm imagining.

[meadowlark5]

6. Me too..

And I'm imagining some pretty horrible things There are plenty of awful people out there who would take advantage of this situation. Ugh, it's sickening what might have befallen those children.

[Angry Dragon]

2. Sicking

[get the red out]

3. Dear GOD

What kind of Government do we have???????

[JustAnotherGen]

4. oh my god

We suck!

[Glimmer of Hope]

5. What the hell?!!

[pandr32]

7. Pictures should be posted everywhere

...and whoever hosted these children should be immediately investigated. One of the things the Russian Mafia has been associated with is human trafficking, and tRump has connections to lots of Russian mobsters.

[B2G]

8. Two things.

From the NYT:

"The sponsors are usually parents or family members already residing in the United States."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/us/politics/migrant-children-missing.html

It's not just the US.

"Why are 10,000 migrant children missing in Europe?"
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37617234

[grantcart]

9. I suspect that they have been reunited with relatives which would be difficult

To trace as undocumented immigrants have gone under ground and won't respond to government calls.

It should be investigated.