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Senators Demand Answers on Missing Children, Office of Refugee Resettlement and Head Start Disruptions
Summary
Committee members raised accusations about missing children placed through the Office of Refugee Resettlement, criticized staffing cuts and oversight failures, and pressed nominee Jim O'Neil for commitments to review ORR regulations and ensure Head Start awards are distributed on time.
Senators told the HELP Committee they remain deeply concerned about how children were handled by federal resettlement systems and about recent operational disruptions that have affected Head Start programs.
Senator Moody recounted grand-jury findings and state investigations alleging that some children placed through the Office of Refugee Resettlement were in “dangerous…
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