Exclusive | HHS: Over 40 migrant children released during Xavier Becerras tenure have died, 330K cases unresolved

Xavier Becerra’s handling of the child migrant crisis is casting a long shadow over his time as US health secretary — and now it could haunt his California governor bid as alarming new allegations emerge about children lost in the system.John Fabbricatore, a senior adviser with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement, told The California Post that roughly 330,000 cases involving migrant children released during Becerra’s tenure remain unresolved.He also claimed that more than 40 children processed by the agency have since died.“We found over 40 kids deceased,” Fabbricatore said.

“We found kids in sex trafficking.We found kids who were murdered, kids who were in slave labor.”The allegations threaten to reignite scrutiny of the agency’s oversight of migrant children during Becerra’s tenure and could become a major political headache as he seeks higher office.The startling figures were confirmed by other HHS officials.

Investigators have located 148,541 migrant children or former minors but are still trying to account for another 330,345 cases, including children who have since turned 18.Becerra quickly ducked out of a press conference Wednesday at the State Capitol in Sacramento, refusing to meet with reporters or answer questions.Last September, Fox News reported that federal investigators had identified 27 deceased migrant children —  either by murder, suicide or drug overdose — while locating more than 22,600 unaccompanied minors released on the Biden administration’s watch.With just three months until Election Day, Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton’s campaign has started releasing videos documenting the stories of migrant children who were abused and released into the hands of predators.A new video features Guatemalan siblings Juana Rebecca Pérez Santay and Antonio David Pérez Santay, who said they were 17 and 15, respectively, when they crossed the southern border and were release...