The Trump administration is taking steps to address the issue of migrant child abuse, with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin accusing the Biden administration of turning a “blind eye” to the problem. During a press conference, Mullin stated that the administration would “enforce our nation’s laws, and we’re going to right the wrongs that the Biden administration turned a blind eye to.”

Migrant Child Abuse Reports

In May 2025, Sen. Chuck Grassley obtained Department of Health and Human Services data showing that 65,605 reports regarding migrant children were ignored or dismissed under President Joe Biden, including 7,346 reports of human trafficking. The Trump administration has opened dozens of legal investigations into these reports.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that three individuals, all purportedly illegal immigrants from Guatemala, had been indicted in the Northern District of Ohio for allegedly conspiring to smuggle more than a dozen children into the United States by “exploiting the loopholes created by the last administration.”

Mullin took an emotional tone later in the press conference, stating that “what’s inhumane about taking care of our kids?” and that he would “move heaven and hell to go find these kids.” The administration has located 146,000 migrant children so far, with some of these children claiming to have been raped over 600 times.

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