DHS visits several organizations that help unaccompanied migrant children, groups say
Summary
Agents from Homeland Security Investigations visited several nonprofit groups in Washington, D.C. that provide legal help to unaccompanied migrant children. The agents did not show search warrants, were denied entry, and it is unclear why the visits happened. The visits coincide with the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on fraudulent custody claims involving migrant children.Key Facts
- Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents visited offices of nonprofits helping unaccompanied migrant children.
- The agents did not present warrants or subpoenas during the visits.
- The nonprofits refused entry and did not share client information or documents.
- Officials from the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General accompanied the agents.
- The visits align with a Trump administration crackdown on “supersponsors” who fraudulently try to gain custody of migrant children.
- DHS said it is working to locate the 450,000 unaccompanied children who came through the border under the Biden administration.
- Immigration groups dispute the Trump administration’s numbers about migrant children and their court appearances.
- Last year, legal aid groups sued the Trump administration after it cut their funding; a judge ordered funding restored.
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