<p><strong>Stop Human Trafficking of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill establishes requirements relating to placing unaccompanied alien children with sponsors. (Under federal law, an <em>unaccompanied alien child</em> is a minor with no lawful immigration status and no parent or legal guardian in the United States to provide care and physical custody.)</p><p>Before the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may release such a child to a sponsor, the sponsor must complete a fingerprint background check and vetting that includes (1) a public records check, (2) a National Sex Offender Registry check, (3) a Federal Bureau of Investigation National Criminal History Check, (4) a child abuse and neglect check, and (5) state and local criminal history checks. Each adult in the sponsor's household must also undergo such vetting before the placement.</p><p>The bill also requires HHS to visit the home of a proposed sponsor before the placement and to conduct periodic home visits after.</p><p>A child may not be placed with a sponsor who is unlawfully present in the United States unless the sponsor is the child's parent, relative, or legal guardian.</p><p>HHS must retroactively apply these vetting standards to all sponsors for placements made since January 20, 2021.</p>