Mario Díaz-Balart, a U.S. Congressman representing Florida’s 26th District since 2003, posted several statements on September 5, 2025, regarding the situation of unaccompanied minors during the Biden administration’s handling of the border crisis.
In a tweet at 15:26 UTC, Díaz-Balart shared a link to his full statement: “Full statement https://t.co/b4K3Ob9cL5”.
Later that day, he addressed concerns in Spanish about missing minors at the border. On September 5 at 16:28 UTC, he wrote: “Más de 22.000 menores no acompañados se perdieron durante la crisis fronteriza bajo la Administración Biden, quedando vulnerables ante los peligros de la trata de personas y la explotación por parte de narcocárteles y patrocinadores no verificados. He denunciado constantemente https://t.co/8hlaOnyioo”.
Minutes after, Díaz-Balart reiterated these points in English. At 16:28 UTC he stated: “More than 22,000 unaccompanied minors were lost during Biden’s border crisis, leaving them vulnerable to the dangers of human trafficking and exploitation by narcocartels and unvetted sponsors. I’ve long called out this humanitarian crisis and led multiple efforts to provide https://t.co/0dH92oTprv”.
Díaz-Balart has been active in both state and federal government for decades. Before his tenure in Congress began in 2003, he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1988 to 1992 and in the Florida Senate from 1992 to 2000. Born in Fort Lauderdale in 1961 and currently residing in Miami, Díaz-Balart graduated with a BA from the University of South Florida.
