OAN Staff Blake Wolf
6:01 PM – Monday, December 2, 2024
Since Nov. 24, more than 100 children of foreign origin who were traveling without fear for the safety of their parents or guardians have been spotted crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.thaccording to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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“I would like to remind the American people how the current border situation we have been in for the past three-plus years is impacting us, and how it is impacting unaccompanied children. I would like you to see what I am doing. [that] is coming across that border,” said Lt. Chris Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Oliver said Border Patrol agents have encountered many unaccompanied children, ages 2 to 17, who he believes were likely smuggled and brought to the border by criminal organizations. He pointed out that there was.
“This film is about how these criminals operate, and how some of these families, if they are actually families, force their children to take this long journey to the United States. “It really shows the inner workings of what makes a dangerous journey. The number of criminals.” “There are no provisions in place to protect unaccompanied children.”
“Because of broken border policies, many parents are making the impossible decision to send their children to the United States for safety,” said Amy Fisher, director of the Office of Refugee and Immigrant Rights. They know that if they do so, they will face deportation.” At Amnesty International USA.
“It's because of broken borders and immigration policies that separate families, make it nearly impossible to reunite families in the United States, and prevent families from exercising their human right to seek safety together,” she continued. Ta.
The report comes after a 10-year-old boy was found unaccompanied on Thanksgiving Day, as well as another 4-year-old girl, who authorities initially believed to be 2 years old.
The girl, who was traveling alone, was found by border agents with only her name and phone number to contact her parents. She traveled to the United States from El Salvador and claimed her mother paid a smuggler to bring her into the country.
“I found a coyote [smuggler]And I paid them to bring her in,” said “Patty,” the girl's mother, who now lives in South Carolina.
“She came by herself. It was just a coyote. The last time I spoke to my daughter was on Saturday, and I haven't heard anything since I was told that the coyote had already handed her over to another coyote. “I don't know anything more about it,” she continued.
The mother added that she believed her daughter was still in U.S. immigration custody.
The Biden administration reportedly lost track of 32,000 unaccompanied immigrant minors who failed to appear in court from 2019 to 2023. Meanwhile, Democrats and left-wing political commentators seem to argue that this is a paperwork issue, not a “missing” child issue. Gaslighting the public that this topic should not cause concern.
“This is not a 'missing children' issue. It's a 'lack of documentation' issue,” Jonathan Baier, associate director of research and evaluation for the Acacia Justice Center's Unaccompanied Children Program, was quoted as saying. Associated Press.
“All of these factors could explain some of the deficiencies, and the conclusion that children are missing may be very premature,” said Deputy Legal Director for Transparency at the American Immigration Council. Raul Pinto said.
Additionally, following President Trump's election victory, many conservatives now believe that with the support of President Trump's newly appointed border czar, Tom Homan, law and order will be restored to operations and procedures at the U.S.-Mexico border. I am ecstatic to see this.
“They should be ashamed,” Homan said. “Many ended up in forced labor. Many were forced into sex trafficking,” Homan continued, referring to children. “We have to save these children.”
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