Stop Human Trafficking of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Act of 2025

Key Points

• This bill would require the government to perform deep background checks on anyone who wants to sponsor an unaccompanied migrant child. This includes fingerprinting, checking the sex offender registry, and looking for any history of child abuse or criminal activity.
• Not just the sponsor, but every adult living in the home would have to pass these same background checks. This is intended to ensure that the entire environment where the child will live is safe and that no one with a dangerous history is present in the household.
• The government would be required to visit the home before a child is placed there. After the child moves in, officials would conduct at least five unannounced visits during the first year and continue checking in every three months during the second year.
• People who are in the country illegally would generally be banned from sponsoring these children. The only exception to this rule is if the person is the child's biological parent, legal guardian, or a close relative.
• The bill also looks backward, requiring the government to run these new background checks on every sponsor who has taken in a child since January 20, 2021. This is meant to ensure that children already placed in homes are still safe.
• The government would have to release monthly reports to track how many children are in custody and how many background checks were finished. It also requires a specific report on efforts to find any children who have been reported missing.