virus image shared on Instagram President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly announced plans for the Biden administration to prosecute 325,000 missing children.
Verdict: False
This claim is not mentioned on President Trump's official website, TRUTH social accounts, or verified social media accounts. There is no other evidence to support this claim.
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Reports say Trump's children will not receive cabinet positions during his second term as president NBC News. So far, the only family members who have won ministerial positions are “more distant in-laws,” the newspaper reported.
The Instagram image, which has garnered more than 12,000 views at the time of writing, is said to show President Trump announcing the Biden administration's plan to prosecute more than 325,000 missing children.
“Breaking news: President Trump announces plans to prosecute Biden administration for 325,000 children who went ‘missing’ into human trafficking and sexual slavery during open border policies,” the post begins.
“God, we pray for the exposure and justice of these evil people and freedom for these children, in the name of Jesus. Amen!” it continues.
That claim is false. 'Check Your Fact' found no reference to President Trump's claims Official websitehis TRUTH Social Accountor his Verified socializing media account. Similarly, white house or president joe biden He appears to have publicly commented on this claim.
Additionally, we found “Check the facts” There are no reliable reports to support the claim. If President Trump had actually announced the Biden administration's plan to prosecute more than 325,000 missing children, multiple media outlets would have reported it, but none. In fact, the opposite is true. December 5th, Politifact I debunked that claim. (Related: No, Donald Trump didn't pick Hulk Hogan to be Secretary of Labor)
The post, which went viral on Instagram, references statistics shared through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General in August 2024. report. The report found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is “incapable of monitoring the location and status of unaccompanied immigrant children (UC) or initiating removal proceedings when necessary.” “It was.”
According to the report, ICE transferred more than 448,000 UCs to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) “from fiscal year 2019 to fiscal year 2023.” During the same period, 32,000 UCs failed to appear in immigration court, and as of May 2024, more than 291,000 UCs had not received a Notice to Appear (NTA) from ICE, the report said. It shows.
Check Your Fact previously investigated this claim when current Vice President-elect J.D. Vance mentioned missing children during the 2024 vice presidential debate.
Check Your Fact has reached out to President Trump's spokesperson for comment.
