Biden failed to investigate 65,000 reports of immigrant children in possible danger: Grassley

Published May 29, 2025 12:16pm ET



EXCLUSIVE — Government employees and contractors who cared for unaccompanied immigrant children in government custody after they crossed the southern border flagged more than 65,000 instances of concern that went unaddressed by the Biden administration, according to newly released materials.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) documents obtained by Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and shared exclusively with the Washington Examiner revealed that the Trump administration identified a backlog of 65,000 reports filed by workers about children in custody or their sponsors who warranted concern.

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