Report of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, United States Senate. ADEQUACY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES’ EFFORTS TO PROTECT UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING The Subcommittee conducted a hearing about deficiencies in the procedures used by the Department of Health and Human Services to safely place unaccompanied alien children with sponsors in the United States.