# Steve Hilton demands laptop evidence over claims Xavier Becerra knew kids went to traffickers

> Steve Hilton demands federal officials turn over laptop records to prove Xavier Becerra knew migrant children were trafficked.
- Title: Steve Hilton demands laptop evidence over claims Xavier…
- Summary: Steve Hilton demands federal officials turn over laptop records to prove Xavier Becerra knew migrant children were trafficked. Steve Hilton, California's…
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- Source: California Post — https://nypost.com/2026/10/19/us-news/steve-hilton-demands-laptop-evidence-over-claims-xavier-becerra-knew-kids-went-to-traffickers
- Published: 2026-10-19T21:26:04+00:00
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- Topics: steve hilton, xavier becerra, california, gubernatorial candidate, migrant children, traffickers, biden administration, homeland security, laptop evidence, whistleblower, news, entertainment
## Steve Hilton demands laptop evidence
Steve Hilton, Republican gubernatorial candidate for California, demands federal officials turn over records including a former federal contractor’s laptop that he claims could expose what Xavier Becerra knew about migrant children being handed to traffickers.
## Hilton targets Becerra’s HHS tenure
Hilton alleges Xavier Becerra and the Biden White House knew children were being delivered to sex and labor traffickers during the Biden administration.
## Hilton sends letter to Mullin
In a letter sent Monday to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Hilton pointed to a former federal contractor’s laptop that he said had been given to congressional investigators.
## Whistleblower Tarek Kadourah
The whistleblower, Tarek "Joey" Kadourah, supervised a transportation team for federal contractor MVM that moved migrant children from government facilities to sponsors.
## Kadourah’s allegations
Kadourah alleged agents reported children crying, girls trying to flee during transportation stops and adults with apparent gang tattoos collecting children.
## Kadourah’s testimony
Kadourah said some children looked like gang members with "MS-13 tattoos, Mexican mafia tattoos" and described a military veteran raising concerns after two men with prison tattoos arrived to collect a child.
## Hilton’s campaign expenses
Hilton’s campaign reported $406.10 in car service and meal expenses for Kadourah’s travel for interviews in August.
## Hilton’s claim of 140,000 missing children
Citing border czar Tom Homan, Hilton said approximately 140,000 children remain unaccounted for, though the letter does not establish how many were confirmed missing.
## Hilton’s call for investigation
Hilton urged Mullin to work with current HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and congressional investigators to establish what Becerra knew and how he responded to warnings.
## Key takeaway

Steve Hilton, California's Republican gubernatorial candidate, demands federal officials provide laptop records to prove Xavier Becerra knew migrant children were trafficked during the Biden administration.