What kind of government sets up a hotline for children in danger—then doesn’t bother to answer the phone?
That’s not a rhetorical question. It’s exactly what the Biden administration did, according to explosive testimony given before Congress this week. Alicia Hopper, president of GUARD Against Trafficking, pulled back the curtain on a humanitarian disgrace that should enrage every decent American: 65,000 calls to an abuse and trafficking hotline for migrant children went unanswered. Let that sink in—65,000 desperate cries for help, ignored.
This isn’t just bureaucratic incompetence. This is moral dereliction on a scale that should have every so-called “human rights” group screaming from the rooftops. But they’re silent—because it’s not politically convenient to admit what we all know: the Biden-era open-border policies didn’t just create chaos—they actively enabled the abuse, trafficking, and exploitation of vulnerable children.
Here are the facts. Under the Biden administration, unaccompanied migrant children were placed with “sponsors” through federally funded NGOs—many of which were operating with little to no oversight. The only safeguard? A government hotline children could call if they were in danger. Hopper testified that from August 2023 to January 2025, just one employee was assigned to answer those calls. The result? Tens of thousands of calls were missed, including one from a boy who reported that grown men were entering his room at night and touching him. Nothing was done. Nothing.
This is the government the American Left defends. This is what “compassion” looks like in practice: handing children over to strangers with less scrutiny than adopting a dog from the pound. Yes, you read that right—Hopper testified it was easier to sponsor a migrant child than to adopt a pet.
It gets worse. Hopper told Congress that over 300,000 migrant children are currently unaccounted for. Lost in the system. Possibly trafficked. Possibly abused. And we—the American taxpayers—footed the bill for all of it. Billions of dollars were funneled into NGOs that were supposed to protect these kids. Instead, they became part of the pipeline feeding human trafficking rings across the country.
And where were the Democrats while this was happening? Too busy calling conservatives “racist” for demanding a secure border. Too busy posturing about “compassion” and “diversity” to notice—or care—that children were being handed over to predators in the name of progressive immigration policy.
Republican Rep. Eli Crane of Arizona asked the obvious question: Did the Biden administration put any safeguards in place to monitor the well-being of these children? Hopper’s answer was devastating: no. Just a hotline. And it wasn’t even staffed.
Let’s be clear: this isn’t about immigration policy anymore. This is about basic human decency. The failure to protect these children isn’t just a scandal—it’s a disgrace. And it happened because the Left refuses to acknowledge the real-world consequences of their border agenda.
Illegal immigration isn’t a victimless crime. It isn’t just about people “seeking a better life.” It’s about cartels, traffickers, and predators exploiting a broken system. And under Biden, that system didn’t just break—it collapsed. Meanwhile, Americans across the country are living with the fallout: crime, drugs, overwhelmed schools and hospitals, and now, the sickening knowledge that our government ignored the cries of abused children.
This is why securing the border is not “extreme”—it’s essential. This is why President Trump’s policies, which prioritized enforcement, vetting, and accountability, are not just the right path forward—they are the only moral option.
The Biden administration may be out of power, but the damage they caused is still being uncovered. And Americans deserve answers. Who was responsible for the failure to staff the hotline? Where did the billions in NGO funding go? Who is tracking down the 300,000 missing children?
The American people deserve accountability. The children deserve justice. And the leaders who allowed this to happen deserve to be held responsible. Not just in congressional hearings—but in the court of public opinion and at the ballot box.
Never forget: this isn’t just a policy failure. It’s a human tragedy. And it was preventable.