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Unaccompanied Alien Children 2024-25

The topic revolves around the claims and fact-checking of hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied alien children being lost or unaccounted for between 2024 and 2025, involving various entities such as the Department of Homeland Security and advocacy groups.

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Jan 11, 2026
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Are there any notable cases of ICE lost children in 2025 that have been resolved?

No mass, high-profile “resolved” cases that account for the hundreds of thousands figure circulated in 2024–25 emerged in 2025; instead the year produced a mix of targeted recoveries (notably an HSI o...