RFK Jr. alleges Biden administration turned federal agencies into child trafficking network

During his primetime address at the Republican convention in Dallas, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused the Biden administration of converting federal agencies into a child-trafficking enterprise, referencing a HHS report that more than 300,000 migrant children missed immigration court appearances. He asserted that this represented the biggest child-trafficking operation ever, though the report only indicated the children were at increased risk of exploitation, not that they were trafficked.

Kennedy pledged an aggressive effort to locate the missing youths, linking the claim to the GOP’s push to rally support ahead of the midterm elections. The speech also touched on the Trump administration’s deportation push and its use of immigration enforcement as a voter-appeal strategy. Additionally, Kennedy faced criticism for his department’s layoffs of food inspectors and for promoting controversial vaccine schedule changes signed by the president.