FBI: Over 6,200 Missing Children Located, More Than 300 Human Traffickers and 1,700 Child Predators Arrested over Past Year

Naveen Athrappully : Mar 31, 2026
The Epoch Times

[TheEpochTimes.com] The FBI has located more than 6,200 missing children and is "advancing the mission of protecting America's children at a level never seen before," FBI Director Kash Patel said in a March 17 update about the agency's "historic year" in 2025. The number of children recovered was more than 30 percent higher than the total in the previous year. Of these, 2,700 were identified to be victims of child exploitation, the Department of Justice said. ... "We rebuilt the FBI, surging agents out of DC and into communities, expanding intel sharing, and deploying cutting-edge tech and AI to hunt predators faster than ever," Patel said. "Under President [Donald] Trump's leadership, we remain relentless in protecting children and will not slow down."... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Image: iStock-mmg1design)