46 children were acknowledged by the court to be ineligible for reunification or determined by HHS, DHS, and DOJ to be ineligible under court-approved criteria.
Of these 46:
22 children have been found ineligible due to safety concerns posed by the adults in question:
1 adult is being treated for a communicable disease.
1 adult planned to house the child with an adult charged with sexually abusing a child.
1 adult was alleged to have abused the child.
1 adult had a falsified birth certificate (parentage is being examined).
7 adults were determined not to be a parent.
11 adults have a serious criminal history (charges or convictions for child cruelty, kidnapping, murder, human smuggling, domestic violence, etc.).
24 children are not currently eligible for reunification due to circumstances of the adults in question:
12 adults have been deported and are being contacted.
9 adults are in custody of the U.S. Marshals Service for other offenses.
2 adults are in custody of state jails for other offenses.
1 adult’s location has been unknown for over a year