Has the US government found 145,000 ‘lost’ migrant children? Fact-checking Kristi Noem

By: Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 1,244

Last Updated: 1 day, 3 hours ago

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This is republished with permission from Politifact.

Kristi Noem’s recent comments during two congressional hearings drew scrutiny on several levels. From President Donald Trump, who fired the Homeland Security secretary March 5 after denying he knew of her decision to spend over $200 million on an ad campaign featuring her. And from experts interested in the Noem’s statements about the alleged recovery of missing migrant children.

During one of the hearings, before the …

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