'Are Those Children Actually Lost By The Federal Govt?': Jayapal Discusses 85,000 'Lost Children'

At last Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) discussed the 85,000 "lost" migrant children.
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[@electronbolt6550]

Yeah, if you can’t contact them, you have lost them.

[@dancalvin6340]

Were they lost or trafficking for the elite

[@Truth5eeker33]

Hollywood too

[@feliciasalazar1152]

Yes, our government can’t be trusted.

[@markippolito3620]

Jayapal would defend her party even if it meant children go missing..... shameful. Vote her out.

[@N8Kris2003]

So 85,000 calls were not answered? That’s interesting 😆

[@alialrsam89]

It’s funny how she is helping him by asking him questions that leads to the answers she wants him to say… Also why bring up trump when you have 85,000 children missing ? This world is full of pedophiles 😢

[@2ndAmendmentMF]

Rember what south park said mexican joker 🃏 people thought that was a joke but as a Mexican American it hit different 😂

[@Cuteacc]

Disgusting. Children lost to perverted and disgraced individuals. Those involved will face the consequences for their crimes.

[@5dimension237]

85,000 LOST 😭😭😭😭Mayorkas where are those children ? were they sold to get their organs ? or for pornography ? Where are they .... we need to see them. Please someone go and record where are those kids.

[@allenfried7196]

So this guy wants us to believe that the free phones they give out don’t have caller ID? Riggggght you don’t get an answer because 1 they don’t want to talk to you or 2 they ditched the phone or 3 they can’t answer so yes they are lost because you can’t tell us where they are

[@paulatrybus7738]

I actually hoped that for once Jaypal would be on the right side of an issue since she is all about injustice. Unfortunately she is hopeless.

[@robynjustrobyn6675]

I remember what she is referring to. The children were separated from the adults who brought them over the border until DNA tests verified the children were actually related to the adults claiming to be their family. There were adults bringing kids across the boeder who were just traffickers and claiming the kids were theirs.

[@pepperpower1652]

They sell them!!!!! Then use them,then throw them away!

[@DontTreadOnMe17]

They sell their blood. It’s a powerful drug to the elite

[@earnestleesaddened3779]

The cartels were renting those children to multiple people, until the Trump Administration figured that out. Jayapal is a bad con artist.

[@sklw2449]

​@@pepperpower1652satanic ritusls

[@jaiward4869]

See this is what the left ain't gonna admit to. They were separated until DNA proved otherwise.

[@steveladner4346]

This is like watching a SNL skit......he doesn't know where the children are but they are not lost. 😲

[@earnestleesaddened3779]

First and foremost, Trump Trump Trump. Next, we use a phone call to ask some strange adult on the other side if the child we're looking for is there. When the call is not answered we make up our own excuses and decide the kid must be where it's supposed to be. Our results, not lost.

[@CopperSkinnedMami]

All of them are involved, Obama built those jails and cages and the man before him set the laws for him to do so. Trump let the kids go and the parents, before exited. Don’t change the narrative and focus on the 85,000 missing under Biden. Ya’ll love to go around and get technical, but always miss the point.

[@allytaylor7058]

Exactly

[@allytaylor7058]

This is crazy

[@polarfamily6222]

Remember this clip the next time you wonder why her home country is the hot mess that it is.

[@windingriver1275]

Don’t be racist, even if you are

[@chuckenglish5370]

1500 during republican rule is bad, 85 thousand during democrat rule is perfectly ok....😮

[@GodisGood584]

“Untrue” and “true” what a lost nation we’ve become with our truth God the internet. Makes me want to vomit

[@JohnDoe-oj5it]

Despicable..jay..80 to 90% going to families or close relatives 🤔..impossible all B.S.

[@beigenatasha2280]

yeah surr ... 50 000 phone calls... they sell all those poor souls

[@IggyFireMist]

Hillary and Huma are pulling their hair out and wearing their faces.

[@earnestleesaddened3779]

Technically they're not lost, they're just free-range children.

[@kashari009]

😂

[@kimfenech962]

Booooo, politics. Child trafficking is real. Bad form.

[@SpecialistQKD]

Thery aren't lost we just don't know where they are...🤷🤪

[@barbarab1448]

Does human trafficking ring a bell ? There's more to this than you think. You haven't done your research.

[@cherylstigers4881]

He’s not telling the truth!quit blaming Trump! Americans are sick of theses liars

[@5dimension237]

85,000 collected by Mayorkas what did Mayorkas did with them ? Where are they ?

[@jennifermiller9253]

All lost children is horrific yet she's comparing 1500 to 85,000. Let's play who really lost children. This is about where are 85000 separate from the 1500. I pray that all children can be found but why play these games.

[@KissMyFash]

First of all why would you separate the kids from their parents if you didn’t have malicious ways? Like what sense did it make to separate them just to try and contact the parents later make it make sense

[@sandyh5873]

Jayapal is one further example of why our elected officials need to have been born in the Homeland.

[@windingriver1275]

Have you seen some of our Homegrown elected officials? What a mess we have here.

[@josue52977]

Do you Mean QAnon or KLAN congressmen??

[@LayinLo]

You guys must not know how many people 85k is like that is dozens of truck loads filled to the brim with children they just “lost” 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@dreamarouse3197]

Sounds like government asking government if there doing wrong 😮 They would never lie 😊

[@12WiredSkars21]

The key word out of all this is "trafficking" read between the lines.

[@AAAA-zz5sr]

Children released to sponsors?! They need to be returned to their parents. Sounds like ppl can just scoop them up like ice from the fridge. Smfh

[@rosiemay8586]

HAVE THEY BEEN SOLD?

[@time2see192]

It's all smoke and mirrors. It's so much worse than it seems.

[@marileedent8499]

Your administration did this...

[@RayfieldA]

Strategic, biased, and manipulated questions framed to always make the previous admin look bad from every angle. I see what she did there. Sad. 😏

[@tjdent7166]

Lost by Mexican gov. Who allowed the crossing

[@cheryljordan4263]

Liars.

[@kaneljhawk]

Good to know. They don't know where the 85000 kids are, but that doesn't mean they're lost...hey, c'mon, lighten up!

[@ShirleyWilliams-wm2ui]

A phone call was made so 1 phone call for 85,000 children and parents didn't answer unknown calls? I'm pretty sure as a parent I'd glue the phone to my ear she's the best interrogator ever. She basically helped him make the excuses. This don't make sense at all is there that many child molesters in the world that's the government needs to steal 85,000 children for sex slaves. What a fucking evil world we live in

[@marileedent8499]

They didn't know if parents..this is bullshit 😒

[@dawnchelle]

Reunification of families why would traffickers call about an undocumented child from a government #? 1:46 Also think that was the quiet part said out loud my dude cuz he tried to recover but, that makes zero sense!

[@LarsGalbraith]

You cannot sex traffic without children😢

[@fabiosoracemaresca]

She is saying that since they don't look for them they are not lost. Can we say untraceable? Or does that offends her too.

[@dplj4428]

15% of 85,000? Some were lost across several administrations. 3:11 Office of Refugee Resettlement. Seems like this trqcking should be coordinated across government.

[@Standstrongusa]

I’m actually proud of this committee I only wish they had more authority and power to act that

[@icouldbewrongbutithink5279]

1500 < 85,000 way to tell on yourself by showing how many more people are crossing the border.

[@majwhocares1841]

It’s our government that’s doing this shit to these kids…

[@Truth5eeker33]

The satanic cabal that hijacked our government

[@user-di8hm2jl2u]

So how did they end up in factories?

[@vicchavez6570]

Not knowing where they are constitutes losing them.

[@yuwannakno1269]

All of this is just smoke and mirrors

[@Fairyfamily123]

Is this a joke? He says 70% were not lost but where are the other 30% of 85,000 innocent children?!? She glossed over that fact! She’s likening 1500 children to 25,500 missing children!!!!!!

[@rodrigorodriguez8359]

They sound like they want to help each other out

[@sharithompson8422]

See....this has been going on for 6 years !!!!!! We DONT CARE WHO WAS IN OFFICE ..WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THIS ( INCLUDING U SENATORS ) FIND THESE KIDS & STOP ASKING QUESTIONS !!! GO GET THE KIDS

[@ricardojaramillo1895]

Dam this is not viral that tells you that Ryan Garcia the boxer is saying the truth

[@cantralon8288]

Were going or went? They are lying threw their teeth!

[@DaleSer-ix5fd]

Wow 😣

[@darrenmeinert1154]

Don’t believe it!!!!! We want proof!

[@boydrid]

We worry about mass shootings in the United States. With a good reason to. But the fact that I only heard of this last weekend. And it was two months ago. Is very frightening. I think that most people. Know that at least some of these children. Have been murdered. Others turned into slaves. Either sexual or working for companies that don't care where or how old their employees are. As long as they can make a larger profit. I don't believe in illegal immigration. But once you allow these children to come into the United States. We are responsible for their well being. We were one of the last nations to do away with slavery. But now it's our job to stop slavery in every aspect. Especially when it comes to sex. I don't care what age,nationally or gender they are. The people that allowed this should face the death penalty. We didn't let anyone eles in the past. Say that they were just following orders.I am ashamed that we let this happen. Even more so that the general population doesn't know about it. We deserve whatever happens to us by not supporting the young, poor and infirm individuals. I really thought that we were better than this.

[@thecenturion8417]

So called lost children????

[@marileedent8499]

I didn't care for her parachute photo.. everyone knows about these children. Republicans asked last year also. You don't care our people dying in a war Gaza started. BIAS! I DON'T TRUST HER😅

[@AdriOnFilms]

Yes he was using DNA testing to make sure they went to family

[@wandameadows5736]

Only 12K views because of censorship

[@JohnWilliams-ze4wv]

And just like that they made this about trump somehow

[@jamesmathis1787]

They couldn't find them when Trump did it because the simple fact Trump sent their ass back

[@malerma1968]

I love how these 2 team up to lie and try and fool the people.

[@just_here_or_there]

Fl is bad it being a red state they need to go to work .lots of minor children

[@danzig-mfer]

does it matter? people need slaves.

[@Truth5eeker33]

Slavery is illegal and immoral

[@geoffbuckley9790]

Why am talking about Trump yiuve last 83.000 children.

[@user-id3gh7fy6k]

Cps knows where they sale.

[@user-di8hm2jl2u]

Shame pn you Jayapal.

[@marileedent8499]

Liar

[@joedollar827]

CH0M0$

[@jenniferflores3360]

So its not true with biden but it is true with Trump. Pfffft!

[@dr.j.latourhighpriestdod5192]

They went to McDonalds, soilent green

[@RedWillowFarmVa]

Well about 50 of them are in our neighborhood working in taco trucks.

[@user-hh6pj6ru7y]

Answer the question

[@CharlieCiampa]

This has been happening for decades, the question is WHY, Parents shipped and children stay!!!! More interested in trump, wow game player

[@shanetrane]

She's what wrong in congress.

[@Beautifulworld-pq4cz]

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@sharithompson8422]

Bullsh#$

[@suotnguyen6075]

the middle man

[@oprisanelena4765]

Nimeni nu are dreptul sa separe copii de părinți indiferent de situație copii au dreptul de a păstra contactul cu proprii părinți biologici nu aveți nici un drept sa luați copii de lângă părinți

[@elpi3998]

Lies

[@RexArdent]

Is this an interview???

[@thomaslonghway4039]

Jayapal is a crimal

[@BamaMomUSA]

So 85,000 unanswered phone calls is what we are expected to believe ?

[@majwhocares1841]

Sound of freedom anyone??????

[@michaelantoniotti2738]

Jaipal makes roadkill look good

[@sagmcnuts]

easy solution....close the border........so you just receive a phone call and the child is sent somewhere? Wow

[@jacquelinelenahan9093]

Liar jayapal!!!

[@billyjones9045]

Liar