The US Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have announced legal actions against people accused of cheating the sponsor system to take custody of unaccompanied migrant children.

美國司法部與國土安全部宣布，將對被指控利用擔保制度欺詐以接管無人陪伴移民兒童的人士採取法律行動。

The government has found about 15,500 cases of 'super-sponsorship,' which happens when one person takes custody of more than three unrelated children. For example, three Guatemalan nationals in Ohio have been charged with using fake IDs to smuggle children for money. Furthermore, data shows that over 81,000 addresses have been used repeatedly for child placement, and more than 173,000 safety and background check records are missing.

政府發現了約 15,500 宗「超級擔保」案件，即一人接管超過三名無親緣關係的兒童。例如，俄亥俄州有三名瓜地馬拉國民被指控使用偽造身分證以收費方式走私兒童。此外，數據顯示有超過 81,000 個地址被反覆用於安置兒童，且有超過 173,000 份安全與背景調查記錄缺失。

Officials state that these actions are a response to the failures of the previous Biden administration. Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche emphasized that poor vetting allowed approximately 300,000 children to disappear or suffer abuse. In contrast, the previous administration focused on reuniting children with sponsors quickly, usually within 30 days. Consequently, while the current government has introduced stricter rules to stop trafficking, the average time children spend in federal custody has increased from 37 to 206 days.

官員表示，這些行動是對前拜登政府失職的回應。部長 Markwayne Mullin 與代理司法部長 Todd Blanche 強調，由於審查不力，導致約 30 萬名兒童失蹤或遭受虐待。相比之下，前任政府專注於快速將兒童交給擔保人，通常在 30 天內完成。因此，儘管現任政府引入了更嚴格的規定以阻止人口販運，但兒童在聯邦拘留所逗留的平均時間已從 37 天增加至 206 天。

However, there is still disagreement over how these new rules are being used. Some critics argue that the new paperwork requirements are too difficult and that immigration officers are not behaving professionally. Additionally, some legal challenges have been filed, claiming that long processing delays have actually put children at risk of abuse while they remain in federal care.

然而，關於這些新規定如何執行仍存在分歧。部分批評者認為，新的文書要求過於困難，且移民官的表現並不專業。此外，部分法律挑戰已提交，聲稱冗長的處理延遲實際上使兒童在聯邦照顧期間面臨被虐待的風險。

The federal government is continuing to investigate illegal sponsorship networks while trying to find the large number of missing migrant children.

聯邦政府將繼續調查非法擔保網絡，同時努力尋找大量失蹤的移民兒童。