Senator Ron Wyden accuses US health agency of plan to deport more than 500 migrant children
Summary
Senator Ron Wyden accused the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of planning to deport over 500 unaccompanied migrant children using a new legal process. He warned that this effort could send children back to unsafe countries without proper legal review and asked HHS to stop the plan immediately.Key Facts
- Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the planned deportations.
- The children targeted have been in federal care for more than 180 days and lack sponsors in the US.
- Most of these children have legal representation in their immigration cases.
- Wyden said deporting them without involving their lawyers would violate due process rights.
- The children come from countries including Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Afghanistan.
- The move seems timed to avoid immigration court decisions by targeting children before a June 30, 2026 deadline.
- HHS has not answered previous questions about changes to its child welfare mission in handling migrant children.
- HHS responded by denying plans to deport these children, stating their priority is placing children with properly vetted sponsors.
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