HHS OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IDENTIFIES SIX TYPES OF FRAUD IN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services issued the following press release:

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released a memorandum detailing six documented forms of fraud perpetrated by various parties against the Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Program during the Biden Administration.

During the assessment, HHS' Office of the General Counsel and ORR identified fraud by actual and potential sponsors, individuals in ORR custody, and individuals in a country of origin. In some cases, sponsors' fraudulent documents or false information contributed to unaccompanied minors being released into unsafe situations, resulting in abuse-and, in rar...