The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement released a memo Thursday that identified six different types of fraud in the Biden administration's Unaccompanied Alien Children program.

The office is responsible for vetting potential sponsors for the unaccompanied minors before releasing them to that individual's care. 

The Department of Homeland Security refers unaccompanied minors to the ORR's care for vetting when they arrive at the northern and southern borders and 479,000 UACs were referred to the office between 2021 and 2024.

The HHS’ Office of the General Counsel and ORR said it has identified six types of fraud, which consists of false or fraudulent documentation of identity, manipulated photographs, misrepresented or unverifiable addresses, fingerprint-related fraud, failure to disclose household members and misrepresentation of age by the UAC.

The report concluded that intentional documentation fraud perpetrated by some of the sponsors created conditions that put the children at risk and, in some instances, released them into dangerous or harmful situations.

“The Biden Administration failed in its most basic responsibility: protecting vulnerable children in federal care,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said in a statement. “It weakened safeguards and prioritized speed over scrutiny, leaving children exposed to fraud, exploitation, and abuse. 

"Under President Trump, HHS is restoring rigorous oversight, verifying who takes custody of these children, and putting their safety first," he continued. "We will hold this system accountable and never sacrifice a child’s safety for bureaucratic convenience.”

The department said in one case, a 15-year-old teenage girl was released to someone claiming to be the minor's brother, but it was later revealed that he was not related and allegedly raped and impregnated the teen. The failure occurred because no fingerprints or DNA had been used to verify the relationship.

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