According to a Washington Post story some of these kids are released to family/relatives inside the US and they may intentionally not be responding to inquires about the kids. These kids also trek hundreds if not thousands of miles to cross the border, they may not fear taking off on their own here in the US particularly as the article has stated some of them may be under the impression that the US is a safe place when it also has it's dangers.
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Those are all valid explanations as well.
On this site a little validation can go a long way...thank you.