前ICE官方声称有145 000名举目无亲的移徙儿童在国内下落不明,引发了对数据准确性和媒体报道的辩论。 Former ICE official claims 145,000 unaccompanied migrant children unaccounted for nationally, sparking debate over data accuracy and media coverage.

2026年2月12日, 前特朗普边境Czar Tom Homan声称ICE在明尼苏达州发现3 364名无人陪伴的外籍儿童失踪, On February 12, 2026, former Trump border czar Tom Homan claimed ICE found 3,364 missing unaccompanied alien children in Minnesota and 145,000 nationally from a 2024 Homeland Security report, asserting prior administrations failed to track them. 主要网络大都忽略了这些说法,而是把重点放在执法缩编、逮捕和枪击上,而美国今日社和中央统计局明尼苏达州分局等机构则对这些数字提出质疑,指出许多儿童因缺席出庭而下落不明。 Major networks largely ignored the claims, focusing instead on enforcement drawdowns, arrests, and shootings, while outlets like USA Today and CBS Minnesota questioned the figures, noting many children were unaccounted for due to missed court appearances. 包括国家移民论坛在内的批评者将数字贴上误导性的标签,而《每日新闻》引用的举报人指控儿童被置于高风险环境中。 Critics, including the National Immigration Forum, labeled the numbers misleading, while the Daily Wire cited whistleblowers alleging children were placed in high-risk environments. 保守论者指控主流媒体在轻视调查结果和儿童安全关切时有偏见。 Conservative commentators accused mainstream media of bias in downplaying the findings and child safety concerns.