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Episode: You Won't BELIEVE what is happening in America right now... It's SHOCKING
Date: November 24, 2025
Host: Clayton Morris (Redacted.inc)
Guest: Ryan Mata, documentary filmmaker (“Never in America”)

Episode Overview

This episode focuses on allegations of widespread, government-facilitated child trafficking in the United States. Host Clayton Morris interviews documentary filmmaker Ryan Mata about his new film, “Never in America.” Mata details the mechanisms he claims allow the US government—via the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Child Protective Services (CPS)—to separate hundreds of thousands of children from their families, often with little oversight, and the subsequent, tragic outcomes for those children. The episode is urgent, impassioned, and deeply critical of government agencies, surfacing accusations of corruption, perverse incentives, lack of accountability, and ties to broader child exploitation.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Scale of Government Child Removal & Trafficking

• Massive Numbers of Missing Children:
  • According to Mata, under recent administrations, up to 452,121 migrant children (ages 0–17) were taken into US government custody between 2021–2024.
  • Of those, it’s claimed at least 350,000 children have been “lost”—meaning the government cannot account for their whereabouts (04:28).
• Quoting Ryan Mata:

  “Our government took physical possession of all of them. The second that a migrant child steps foot on our border…they become property of the United States government. And…they deliver that child to adults, but then can’t locate the child or adult thirty days later.” (04:28)

• History of the System:
  • Mata connects recent migrant child transfers to earlier domestic practices, specifically pointing to the 1994 ASFA Act (Adoption and Safe Families Act) as the moment when federal incentives for child removal were accelerated through CPS.

2. How the System Works

• Highly Decompartmentalized Operations:
  • Multiple government agencies—Border Patrol, HHS, NGOs—each handle part of the process, with no one group keeping track of the full pipeline, enabling systemic failures (04:10).
  • CPS Process: Reports of neglect/abuse can result in CPS taking a child from their home, very often into foster care or a “group home.”
• Incentives and Quotas:
  • Federal funding provided via ASFA is distributed based on agency performance—i.e., quotas for numbers of children removed from homes, incentivizing overreach.

  “Sheriff’s departments…only have access to this large sum of money if they forcibly remove X amount of children from their parents’ custody.” (13:51)

  • CPS workers and local agencies "are going to hit that number” even if there aren't genuine abuse/neglect cases (28:20).
• Vague or Overbroad Triggers for Removal:
  • Examples include missed vaccinations, homeschooling, messy houses, or unsubstantiated neighbor complaints (28:58).

  “Once you open that door…you’re literally opening up the gates of hell…they are going to find something no matter what you say.” (28:58)

3. Dangerous Outcomes for Children in Care

• Foster Care Dangers:
  • Allegations that virtually anyone can become a foster parent, in some states even those with a history of offenses if “five years clean.”

  “If you are a pedophile and you haven’t offended in the last five years, you can legally become a foster care parent.” (21:12)

  • Frequent moving of children between homes; instability, abuse is common.

  “Some of the kids that we’ve interviewed…had been bounced around between five foster care homes…in a year. It’s like musical chairs.” (23:09)

• Extraordinary Links to Trafficking and Abuse:
  • 98% of child sex trafficking survivors had prior involvement in the US child welfare system (24:02).
  • 60% of reported missing children who are likely sex trafficking victims were in foster care or group homes at the time they disappeared (24:16).
  • Only about 54% of children taken by CPS ever see their parent(s) again (12:41).
  • CPS’s own audit suggests they acted wrongly in 83.3% of cases (12:41).
• Memorable Quote:

  “CPS is by far the absolute worst…imagine a government organization who doesn’t need a warrant and has the ability to show up to your house and take your child at gunpoint.” (13:17)

4. Inadequate Oversight & Accountability

• Lack of Background Checks & Home Visits:
  • Checks on foster/adoptive parents often described as perfunctory or outdated.
  • Mata describes instances where children end up in the custody of known abusers, in unsafe situations, or even, for migrant children, at locations later found to be strip clubs or high-stat-risk addresses (39:02).
• Gag Orders & Silence:
  • Parents whose children are taken are forced to comply with gag orders. Speaking out can result in loss of visitation or even arrest (48:42).

  “Once they take your child, you are completely compliant to this system that they’ve created, which is rigged and designed for you to fail.” (49:13)

• Lack of Whistleblower Testimony:
  • Mata describes the extreme reluctance of insiders (nurses, social workers, even parents) to speak publicly, due to threats, professional risk, or legal compulsion (50:13).

5. Specific and Controversial Allegations

• High Rates of Placement with Non-Traditional Families:
  • Claims children are 800% more likely to be adopted by gay couples in the system, with guest and host discussing some high-profile abuse cases (32:52).
• Links to NGOs, Funding, and Alleged Corruption:
  • Comparison is drawn between domestic CPS removals and migrant border child transit, highlighting the role of NGOs and potential for money laundering (53:24).
• Extreme, Graphic Abuse Stories:
  • Mata shares horrific examples of abuse and exploitation suffered by children “rescued” after being trafficked through or by these systems (35:50).

6. Proposed Solutions and Calls to Action

• Abolish Federal Incentives:
  • Main recommendation: End federal funding for CPS removals (end ASFA), return responsibility/orders to the states to remove financial incentive for overreach (54:38).
• Rebuild System from the Ground Up:
  • Suggestion for complete dismantling and reformation of CPS-type systems, favoring local control and increased transparency (54:38).

  “I think it needs to be completely dismantled and rebuilt…at the state level, state by state by state.” (54:38)

• Call for Awareness and Whistleblowing:
  • Mata encourages all affected families to share short video stories in the comments on his documentary to help increase attention and accountability (57:33).

Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• On the government’s child custody apparatus:

  “Our government’s running a child trafficking operation…but the epiphany came because I couldn’t figure out how. HHS, just out of nowhere…turns America…they’d already taken possession of 20,000 children and lost all 20,000 of them.” — Ryan Mata [04:28]

• On quotas fueling removals:

  “If the sheriff’s department doesn’t actually…separate the child from the parent, they don’t get access to that money.” — Ryan Mata [13:51]

• On the statistics of harm:

  “Last year our government kidnapped 480,000 children…83.3% of the time, CPS was in the wrong. 54% of the time, the child never sees his mother again.” — Ryan Mata [12:41]

• On the culture of silence:

  “Once they take your child, you are completely compliant to this system that they’ve created, which is rigged and designed for you to fail. If you try to fight back…you’re going to lose…your ability to visit your child and you might lose your freedom in the process.” — Ryan Mata [48:42]

• On foster care abuse risk:

  “…If you are a pedophile and you haven’t offended in the last five years, you can legally become a foster care parent here in America.” — Ryan Mata [21:12]

• On the need for reform:

  “You get rid of the ASFA act, you remove the Federal funding…once that big kitty of money is not there, they’re not financially incentivized to destroy these families.” — Ryan Mata [54:38]

Important Segment Timestamps

• 01:30 – 03:14: Intro to government task force, child trafficking allegations
• 03:14 – 07:09: Mata’s “epiphany” about system’s structure, government’s role
• 07:09 – 13:14: Discussion of CPS history, mechanisms, and statistical outcomes
• 20:20 – 24:02: Pathways children take once in government custody; foster care risks, recidivism
• 24:02 – 26:16: Concrete trafficking/abuse statistics; quotas for removals
• 32:31 – 35:50: Controversy around placements, especially with non-traditional families; graphic abuse accounts
• 48:42: Gag orders and the silencing of parents
• 53:24 – 54:38: Allegations of financial corruption and possible solutions
• 57:33 – 58:55: Mata’s call to action for affected families
• 59:13 – 59:29: Documentary available on X

Episode Tone & Language

• Direct, urgent, and highly critical of government agencies and what’s described as a “for profit” system allowing for mass child exploitation.
• Frequent use of strong and emotional language (“kidnapped,” “satanic organization,” “gates of hell”) reflecting palpable anger and distress.

Conclusion

Ryan Mata’s appearance on Redacted News offers a scathing indictment of the US child welfare system, particularly CPS and HHS, asserting structural incentives drive a cycle of child removals with disastrous and often tragic results. Graphic anecdotes, bleak statistics, and passionate calls to burn down and rebuild the system frame the conversation, all intended to spark awareness, whistleblowing, and legislative overhaul. The hosts drive home that their coverage is independent, uncensored, and unafraid to broach dark or controversial territory, urging listeners to watch the full documentary for further information and real-life stories.

The documentary, “Never in America,” is available exclusively on X for the first 48 hours after release and will later appear on YouTube and Rumble (pending censorship decisions).