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The Biden administration placed unaccompanied immigrant minors in homes that were not deemed safe by caseworkers, according to a Monday report from the Wall Street Journal.The news outlet found that the administration "repeatedly overrode the concerns of lower-level workers," placing children with guardians who had previously been rejected.In the first eight months of fiscal year 2024, there were more than 83,000 unaccompanied minor encounters nationwide, according to Customs and Border Protection data.Two sources told the WSJ that emergency shelter caseworkers under the Biden administration have been instructed to place children in a home within 10 to 14 days.As a result of the pressure to move children through the system as quickly as possible, some minors were placed in homes with ties to criminal activity, the report stated.One child was moved to a "hostel-like" Florida home with three or more adults even after a caseworker recommended against it, according to internal government memos reviewed by the WSJ."It does not appear safe for the minor to be released to a home environment that was not fully assessed," the caseworker wrote. Those concerns were ultimately ignored.Many of the denial reversals initiated by the Biden administration provided little detail as to why the guardians were later approved, the news outlet stated.The United States Department of Health and Human Services told the WSJ it cannot comment on individual cases but added, "Child welfare best-practices are clear that children belong with family and not in shelters."The HHS oversaw a network of shelters that provided care to the unaccompanied minors.An HHS Office of Inspector General report published earlier this year found "gaps" in the department's guardian screening process, Blaze News previously reported."In 16 percent of children's case files, one or more required sponsor safety checks lacked any documentation indicating that the checkers were conducted," the OIG report stated. "For 19 percent of children who were released to sponsors with pending FBI fingerprint or State child abuse and neglect registry checks, children's case files were never updated with the results."Neha Desai, the senior director of immigration at the National Center for Youth Law, told the news outlet, "Although well-intentioned, these sites were unregulated and unsafe.""There was enormous pressure placed on the sites to rapidly release children from custody," she added.In one instance, caseworkers found allegedly different sponsors residing at multiple addresses with ties to the same individual, the news outlet reported. Supervisors warned that it could be an indicator that the sponsor is recruiting children for labor trafficking. One senior HHS official told the WSJ, "We're in a completely different place than we were when we started.""We were stuck with what we had when we started on day one, which unfortunately did not set us up to be able to meet the challenges that we faced in 2021," the official remarked.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Some Los Angeles-area parents are angry at police for detaining their kids after 200 teens ran amok, fireworks were set off, and a fire was started — inside a shopping mall.In the end, cops detained and cited more than 70 juveniles Saturday night in connection with a major disturbance at the SouthBay Pavilion Mall in Carson, KTLA-TV reported, adding that some parents and relatives called the law enforcement response excessive.One mom complained to KTLA that her 11-year-old detained son has 'no paperwork, never been in trouble, he gets straight As, and he’s a [sic] athlete.'Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded around 5:30 p.m. to reports of what the station called a "large and unruly gathering" of about 200 minors that resulted in the mall closing early.Authorities said some juveniles set off fireworks inside a store, and someone else started a fire in a trashcan, KTLA said. The crowd reportedly refused to comply with dispersal orders, after which more law enforcement officers were called to the scene over teens disrupting businesses and endangering shoppers, officials told the station. Sheriff’s deputies set up a perimeter and were seen jumping into bushes to detain some of the teens, many of whom were scrambling to exit the mall as law enforcement officers arrived, KTLA reported. Jamila Buie — whose 16-year-old nephew was one of 73 teens detained — told the station that the police response was excessive: “I feel like they should’ve only detained the ones that started the fire, not all the kids. It’s only 30 people. They said they had video of the kids that started the fire.”Deputies issued the minors citations for failure to disperse and disturbing the peace, the station said, adding that parents were forced to pick up their children — and some parents said the detainments weren't justified.One mom complained to KTLA that her 11-year-old detained son has "no paperwork, never been in trouble, he gets straight As, and he’s a [sic] athlete."But shoppers told the station the incident was unnerving. San Pedro resident Michelle Brooks told KTLA, “I come to the mall often here. I think it’s ridiculous. Parents need to get a hold of their children at all times.”There were no reports of injuries or thefts from any mall shops Saturday night, the station said, adding that the mall was open for business Sunday — but with a visible security presence.You can view a video report about the incident here.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had a tough press conference on Monday after reporters grilled her on whether a Parkinson's disease expert visited the White House multiple times as concerns over President Joe Biden's mental health have reached new heights.Jean-Pierre confirmed Biden had seen a neurologist three times since being president as part of his yearly physical, but she would not publicly confirm whether Dr. Kevin Cannard, a Parkinson’s disease expert with Walter Reed Medical Center, met with Dr. Kevin O’Connor and two others at the White House residence clinic, as first reported by the New York Post.When Jean-Pierre continued to dodge reporters' questions about Cannard's visit, as seen on White House visitor logs, because of "security" reasons, CBS News' Ed O'Keefe got into a tense back-and-forth with her, frustrated that the White House has not been forthcoming about Biden's health.'What security reasons? This odd red herring is making the storyline worse.'"That much you should be able to answer at this point," O’Keefe said."No, no, no, no, wait a minute. Ed, please. A little respect here, please. So every year, the president sees a neurologist," Jean-Pierre replied.When O'Keefe pointed out she was not answering the question, Jean-Pierre said she "cannot share names." "We cannot share names of specialists broadly, from a dermatologist to a neurologist," she said. "Ed, I hear you. I cannot, from here, confirm any of that because we have to keep their privacy. I think they would appreciate that too.""It's public information, and you've allowed this to fester longer, Karine, unless the White House answers the question," O'Keefe interjected, pointing out she has given out incorrect information that she has had to correct days later.After Jean-Pierre finished sparring with O'Keefe, other reporters tried to get the White House to confirm the visitor logs, but Jean-Pierre refused to budge, repeatedly citing "security" concerns about restating public information."Karine Jean Pierre is refusing to answer why a Parkinson's expert repeatedly met with President Biden's doctor, citing 'security reasons.' What security reasons? This odd red herring is making the storyline worse," former Trump White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on X. WH press briefing gets heated after Karine Jean-Pierre refuses to confirm Parkinson's expert visits www.youtube.com Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Between 1933 and 1934, John Dillinger and his fearsome gang terrorized the Midwest while robbing banks and organizing prison breaks — and soon he was the most wanted "public enemy" in the country. The post The Life And Crimes Of John Dillinger, The Infamous Tommy Gun-Wielding Gangster Of Depression-Era America appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Teenage lovers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb thought they were smart enough to kidnap and murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks without getting caught — but within 10 days of the crime, they both confessed. The post Leopold And Loeb, The Rich Teens Who Killed A Boy Just To See If They Could Commit The ‘Perfect Crime’ appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Although friends, family, and Anne Frank's diary have shed some light on Margot Frank, her own diary was lost — leaving much of her inner life a mystery. The post The Forgotten Story Of Margot Frank, Anne Frank’s ‘Brilliant’ Older Sister Who Also Kept A Diary appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Throughout the 1930s, Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and Albert Anastasia led a vicious gang of hitmen who killed their rivals in gruesome ways — but one of Murder Inc.'s own members turned informer and led to the organization's downfall in the early '40s. The post 33 Photos Of Lepke’s Murder Inc., The Mob’s Most Brutal Hit Squad appeared first on All That's Interesting.