Washington, Feb. 12 -- Congressman Glenn Grothman issued the following press release:
Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI), alongside Congressman Lance Gooden (R-TX), reintroduced the Migrant Child Safety Act, legislation aimed at strengthening federal oversight of the unaccompanied migrant child placement process and ensuring children are released only to properly vetted sponsors who can safely care for them.
The legislation responds to documented failures within the Biden-era Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) that allowed thousands of children to be released without adequate sponsor screening or follow-up, leaving many vulnerable to exploitation, forced labor, and trafficking. The bill establishes clear statutory requirements for spons...