https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61707007.pdf
New HHS OIG report on UAC surge from 2009 to 2015, with detailed sampling audit of 2015.
==HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES DID NOT ALWAYS COMPLY WITH FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN==
What OIG Found
Although BCFS HHS generally met applicable safety standards for the care and release of children in its custody, it did not completely abide by all of these standards. Additionally, BCFS HHS could not provide some documentation required to verify that it met certain safety standards.
Based on our UAC case file sample review results, we estimated that BCFS HHS did not properly document the care and release of 13.7 percent of all children released to sponsors in FY 2015. Without adequate documentation in the UAC case files, ORR could not be assured that for 501 children, BCFS HHS had followed ORR policies regarding sponsor background checks, prompt care, or that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was notified about the child’s release to a sponsor. Finally, we determined that BCFS HHS was unable to support the number of reunifications it reported to ORR for FY 2015.
https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61707007.pdf
https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61707007.pdf