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Immigration Court Hearings 2019-2023

The failure of unaccompanied children to appear for scheduled immigration court hearings between fiscal years 2019 and 2023.

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Jan 27, 2026

How many unaccompanied migrant children were released to sponsors each year from 2019–2023, and how do agencies define 'located' or 'missing'?

Federal records show roughly unaccompanied children were transferred from border custody to /ORR and ultimately released to sponsors in the five‑year span 2019–2023, but the reporting provided here do...

Jan 9, 2026

What did the DHS OIG report disclose about how many unaccompanied children were not monitored after release in 2019–2023?

The DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that between fiscal years 2019 and 2023 ICE transferred roughly 448,000–448,820 unaccompanied children to HHS custody and that ICE could not monitor the...