Sex criminals, gang members abused child immigration program to enter US, DHS reveals

The Department of Homeland Security reveals that thousands of illegal aliens, including sex criminals, murderers, and MS-13 gang members, exploited the Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) program to gain legal entry into the U.S. The program, intended to protect at-risk minors, was abused through fraudulent applications, with cases involving murders, sex offenses, and gang-related crimes. USCIS identified over a decade of program exploitation from 2013 to 2025.