Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is aggressively searching for children reportedly “lost” during the Biden administration. Kennedy’s commitment to locating these missing children signals a major policy reversal that addresses longstanding concerns. How come Biden never brought up anything about missing children?
Kennedy’s Bold Claims Against the Previous Administration
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has launched an aggressive effort to locate approximately 300,000 children allegedly “lost” during the Biden administration. In stark accusations against his predecessors, Kennedy stated, “We have ended HHS…as the vector, the principal vector in this country for child trafficking—and during the Biden administration, HHS became a collaborator in child trafficking and for sex and for slavery, and we have ended that.”
The secretary’s comments represent one of the most serious allegations made against the previous administration regarding immigration and child welfare. Kennedy further emphasized, “And we’re very aggressively going out and trying to find these children, 300,000 children that were lost by the Biden administration.”
RFK Jr: “During the Biden administration, HHS became a collaborator in child trafficking and for sex and for slavery.”
“We have ended that.”
“We're very aggressively going out and trying to find these 300,000 children that were lost by the Biden administration.” pic.twitter.com/r1yTQzYuuF
— End Tribalism in Politics (@EndTribalism) April 30, 2025
The Blame Game Between Federal Agencies
The issue of responsibility for unaccompanied minors has been a point of contention between federal agencies for years. Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas previously deflected responsibility when questioned about missing migrant children, stating, “Margaret, we certainly have received reports of children being trafficked, even those as to whom we know where they are. That is outside the responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security.”
According to established protocols, DHS is required to transfer unaccompanied minors to HHS custody within 72 hours of apprehension. This transfer of responsibility has created accountability gaps that critics argue have enabled the disappearance of thousands of vulnerable children who crossed the southern border.
Mayorkas says the missing children (500K) from the border are not his responsibility. pic.twitter.com/cwpRIUQQTF
— Spitfire (@DogRightGirl) December 23, 2024
Trump Administration’s Priority: Finding Missing Children
The Trump administration has made locating these missing children a top priority, with officials estimating that between 300,000 to 500,000 children may be unaccounted for. Senior administration figures, including Kennedy and policy advisor Stephen Miller, have emphasized the urgency of addressing what they characterize as a humanitarian crisis resulting from previous border policies.
Critics of the Biden administration’s border policies have long argued that the surge in unaccompanied minors created conditions ripe for exploitation. The current HHS leadership’s focus on locating these children represents a significant policy shift and acknowledgment of the potential dangers faced by unaccompanied minors who entered the United States without proper oversight.