White House Slams False Reports on Migrant Children Deportations Under Trump

The White House and Trump administration are in a fierce clash with a major media outlet over what they call blatantly false reporting on the treatment of migrant foster children. The story in question claimed that the administration is targeting vulnerable unaccompanied minors for deportation, fast-tracking removals even for those documented as victims of abuse or neglect, and putting pressure on social welfare agencies tasked with their care.

According to the report, since the start of President Trump’s second term, immigration agents have been directed to zero in on these children, while contracts funding their legal representation are being slashed. Homeland Security agents have also reportedly been sent to homes for so-called welfare checks. But the administration is firing back with a very different narrative.

Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of Homeland Security, didn’t mince words, calling the story an absolute embarrassment to journalism. She insists that DHS is actually conducting welfare checks to ensure these children are safe and not being exploited. Alongside President Trump and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, the administration claims to be working tirelessly to reunite hundreds of thousands of migrant children they say were lost under the previous Biden administration.

Adding to the rebuttal, Trump’s border czar Tom Homan took to social media to highlight the scale of the issue, alleging that under Biden’s watch, countless migrant children were trafficked across the border, handed over to predators, and forced into labor. He emphasized that the current efforts are about rescuing these kids, not deporting them. White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson echoed this sentiment, slamming the reporting as disgusting and false, and demanding an apology for what she described as a cover-up of Biden-era failures.

The numbers are staggering—DHS claims around 300,000 unaccompanied children went missing under the prior administration. The Trump team’s message is clear: their mission is to protect and recover, not to punish. This heated exchange raises critical questions about accountability, both in policy and in the press, as the plight of these children hangs in the balance.