Republicans are criticizing Democrats over a report by Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Inspector General, which revealed that inconsistent communication between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has led to a failure to monitor location and status of unaccompanied immigrant children, also known as UCs.
The report highlights the complex process aimed at addressing the needs of children who arrive alone at the border. After initially being processed by ICE, they are placed under the care of HHS. But the report found that ICE failed to notify HHS when migrant children did not appear for their immigration court proceedings:
