The Biden administration has plowed billions of taxpayer dollars into the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in just two years.
According to a new report from Open the Books, the Biden administration spent $8.925 billion in the fiscal year 2022 and a whopping $10.928 billion in the fiscal year 2023 to accommodate, transport, and provide migrants with services like medical care and loans.
The news comes amid reports that the HHS mishandled cases of unaccompanied migrant children, some of which were released to poorly vetted sponsors, who then used them for child labor.
Under the Biden administration, illegal immigration at the southern border has hit record highs, with over n 2.2 million encounters of migrants crossing illegally in fiscal year 2022.
A fruther 2 million encounters where recorded in fiscal year 2023, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) statistics.
The Daily Caller reported:
“The agency has lost contact with 85,000 unaccompanied migrant children, according to the NYT. Meanwhile, the Biden administration has spent more than $5.5 billion separately in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 on unaccompanied migrant children, according to the Open the Books report.”
OpenTheBooks.com Founder & CEO Adam Andrzejewski said in a statement:
“The Office of Refugee Resettlement is seeking to expand its mission even further in future years, and far-left members of Congress appear to be on board.”
“This is creating an endless flow of people seeking help with anything from travel to health care to loans,” OpenTheBooks.com Founder & CEO Adam Andrzejewski said in a statement Tuesday.
“By extending so many benefits we are creating an endless spiral of spending – and the pain can be felt everywhere from hospitals, to schools to shelters across the country,” Andrzejewski said.
“This financial self-harm must come to an end; ORR must return to its original mission of simply resettling true refugees.”
In fiscal year 2023, HHS received 118,938 unaccompanied children from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
In fiscal year 2022, it received 128,904.
In fiscal year 2021, it received 122,731.
In fiscal year 2020, it received just 15,381.
The exploitation of the migrant children sparked a Department of Labor investigation last year.
“We see every day the scourge of child labor in this country, and we have a legal and a moral obligation to take every step in our power to prevent it,” U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh said.
“Too often, companies look the other way and claim that their staffing agency, or their subcontractor or supplier is responsible. Everyone has a responsibility here.”
The Biden administration continues to face scrutiny over the ongoing crisis at the border.
The House Homeland Security Committee held two hearings regarding impeachment proceedings against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and his handling of the border crisis.
READ: GOP Congressman Says Biden “Staging a Civil War” with Border Crisis
