{"id":2032433,"date":"2023-09-14T19:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T23:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/homeland-security-committee-says-biden-border-policies-increasing-child-sex-trafficking\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T20:01:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T00:01:14","slug":"homeland-security-committee-says-biden-border-policies-increasing-child-sex-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/homeland-security-committee-says-biden-border-policies-increasing-child-sex-trafficking\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeland Security Committee: Biden&#8217;s Border Policies Fuel Child Sex Trafficking Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhomeland-security-committee-says-biden-border-policies-increasing-child-sex-trafficking%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2032433&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>The Biden Administration Accused of Contributing to Trafficking and \u2062Exploitation of Minors<\/h2>\n<p>The House Homeland Security Committee is accusing the Biden administration of directly \u2062and knowingly contributing to the trafficking and exploitation of minors through \u200bits migration policies.<\/p>\n<p>Committee majority leader Mark Green\u200d (R-Tenn.) said the administration\u2019s policies, \u200cas\u2064 enacted by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas,\u2062 had \u200cresulted \u200bin more than 85,000 migrant \u2063children going missing.<\/p>\n<p>That number does not\u2064 mean that something catastrophic has happened to the children, but that \u2062the \u200cgovernment \u2063had tried\u2064 to contact them after releasing them into the United States and failed to do so.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/house-homeland-committee-hearing-on-the-devastating-human-costs-of-the-biden-mayorkas-border-crisis-5490817\">House Homeland\u200b Committee Hearing on\u200c \u2018The Devastating Human Costs of the Biden-Mayorkas Border Crisis\u2019<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/13\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/house-homeland-committee-hearing-on-the-devastating-human-costs-of-the-biden-mayorkas-border-crisis-5490817\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/house-joint-subcommittees-hearing-on-bidens-border-crisis-and-its-effect-on-american-communities-5449876\">House Joint Subcommittee&#8217;s Hearing on &#8216;Biden\u2019s Border Crisis and Its Effect on\u200d American\u2063 Communities&#8217;<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/8\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/house-joint-subcommittees-hearing-on-bidens-border-crisis-and-its-effect-on-american-communities-5449876\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Biden administration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-best-interests-of-children-have-often-come-dead-last-watch-mcconnell-tear-into-teachers-unions\/\" title=\"\u2018The Best Interests Of Children Have Often Come Dead Last\u2019: Watch McConnell Tear Into Teachers\u2019 Unions\">reportedly lost track<\/a> of more than \u200b85,000 <b>unaccompanied \u200bminors<\/b> after \u2063release,\u201d\u2063 Mr. Green said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Green added that the committee \u200bwas preparing a report\u200d that would outline how the administration is knowingly engaged in promoting and\u2063 enforcing border policies that lead to \u200dincreased instances\u2062 of the\u200b trafficking and sexual exploitation of minors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur \u2064committee has been \u200bdigging \u2062into this issue for months now, \u2064and let me tell \u200byou, when we publish our findings, the American people will be\u200b shocked\u200c and disgusted at how \u200cSecretary \u200bMayorkas\u2019 policies have\u200b explicitly led to \u2063the mass trafficking, exploitation, \u200band abuse of vulnerable minors. It is truly\u200d horrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Green said that migrant women \u200band children were being \u200bexploited on a massive scale within the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMigrants are also being abused and exploited to an unprecedented degree,\u201d Mr. Green said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;Women and children are being sexually assaulted along the journey, while others who eventually \u2062make it to \u2062the \u200cUnited \u2064States are lured or coerced \u2064into\u200b sex slavery.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><b>Agent Says Policies Worsening Tragedy<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Mr.\u2064 Green\u2019s assertions \u2063were seconded by Timothy Ballard, a former special agent for the Department of Homeland\u2064 Security whose career the popular film \u201cSound of Freedom\u201d \u200dis based on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>When asked whether he believed the Biden administration\u2019s border policies were responsible\u200d for increasing the number of cases of child sex trafficking, Mr. Ballard answered in the affirmative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely,\u201d Mr. \u2064Ballard said.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether\u200b Mr. Mayorkas knew that \u200bthis \u2062was the case, Mr. Ballard said there\u200b was\u2064 no way that \u200cadministration leadership could not\u200c know\u200b the negative ramifications of their policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do believe he knows that\u2063 \u2026 I don\u2019t \u200bknow how he couldn\u2019t know,\u201d Mr. Ballard said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ballard said\u2062 that he believed the Biden \u2063administration\u2019s policies were contributing to record numbers of cases of human\u2062 and child trafficking, effectively \u200bdelivering children to predators through its\u200b so-called\u2064 \u201ccatch-and-release policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraffickers use\u200c our southern border to bring\u200b slaves into our country for the sex industry because the United States is one of the \u200chighest consumers in child sex\u2062 abuse \u2063material \u200din\u200b the world,\u201d Mr. Ballard said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoor U.S. border security and broken U.S. policy\u200b are feeding \u2062the\u200b growth of human trafficking in \u2064the \u2062United States,\u201d Mr. Ballard added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTragically, as a result of \u2064this administration\u2019s reckless\u200d policies, DHS\u2063 and HHS have\u200d unwittingly become a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tim-ballard-plays-powerful-sound-of-freedom-clip-for-congress-during-testimony\/\" title=\"Tim Ballard showcases impactful 'Sound of Freedom' clip during Congressional testimony.\">child trafficking delivery service<\/a>. This must stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Green said that the knock-on \u2064effects of broken\u200c border policies were now beginning to permeate throughout the nation.<\/p>\n<p>From sex \u2063trafficking to fentanyl overdoses, he said, the United\u200c States as \u2062a whole is suffering \u2063from a failed suite of migration policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve\u2063 long said that this \u200dcrisis\u200b has turned every state into a border state and every town into a border town,\u201d Mr. Green\u200b said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe consequences of the chaos at the \u200csouthwest border have spread throughout\u2063 our country, impacting\u200b all Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Committee ranking member\u200c Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) disagreed with Mr. Green and Mr. Ballard\u2019s view, \u2064saying that \u200cthe Republican \u200dmajority of the committee was \u2064engaged in\u200c \u201cpartisan politics\u201d meant to help with an \u201cillegitimate impeachment\u201d attempt against President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration\u2019s execution of policies\u200d at the border, he \u200bsaid, \u200cwas \u201corderly and humane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Epoch Times has\u2062 requested comment\u2062 from \u2064the Department of\u2064 Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What evidence \u2064supports the claim \u2063that policymakers are\u200d fully aware \u200dof the consequences of \u2063their policies \u200drelated to\u2062 child sex\u200b trafficking?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Aders were not aware \u200dof the consequences of their policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s absolutely \u2062no way that they\u200c do \u2062not\u2062 know what\u2019s happening,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are fully aware of the\u2063 consequences of their policies. They are fully aware that they\u2063 are facilitating and enabling child sex trafficking. It is impossible for \u2063them\u200b not\u2064 to know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ballard emphasized the urgency of \u200caddressing this issue, \u2064stating that the situation \u2063is only getting worse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis \u2063is a\u2064 crisis. It \u2062is a tragedy. And it is \u2063getting exponentially \u2062worse every \u200dday,\u201d \u200che said. \u201cWe cannot turn \u200ca blind eye to the suffering of these \u2063innocent children. We must take immediate action to put an end to this exploitation and \u200dbring\u2063 those responsible to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The House \u2063Homeland Security Committee\u2019s accusations\u200d come amid growing \u200cconcerns over the handling of the border crisis by the\u2062 Biden administration. The surge in illegal\u200d border crossings has led to overcrowded detention facilities and a strain on resources, making it\u200c more difficult to ensure the \u200csafety\u200d and \u200bwell-being of migrants,\u200d especially minors.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue \u200dthat the administration\u2019s policies, \u200bsuch as the suspension of\u2062 certain immigration enforcement measures and the elimination of the \u201cRemain \u200cin Mexico\u201d policy, \u2062have created incentives\u200b for migrants to \u2063make the dangerous journey to\u2064 the U.S. border, putting them at a higher \u200drisk \u200dof exploitation and trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has defended its approach, emphasizing the importance of a humane and compassionate immigration system. They argue that the previous administration&#8217;s\u200b policies \u200bwere inhumane and did not address \u200dthe root causes of migration.<\/p>\n<p>However, the accusations from \u200dthe House Homeland Security\u2063 Committee raise serious concerns about \u2064the\u2062 unintended consequences of these policies. It \u2064is crucial that the administration address these allegations and \u2062take immediate\u2062 steps to protect \u200bvulnerable migrants, especially \u2062minors.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, law enforcement \u200dagencies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/homeland-security-committee-says-biden-border-policies-increasing-child-sex-trafficking\/\" title=\"Homeland Security Committee: Biden's Border Policies Fuel Child Sex Trafficking Surge\">organizations\u2062 combating human trafficking<\/a> must be provided with the necessary resources and support to effectively investigate and prosecute\u2062 those \u2062involved in these heinous crimes.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062trafficking and exploitation\u200c of\u2064 minors is a grave violation of \u200ctheir rights\u2064 and a tragedy that demands swift\u2064 and decisive \u200baction. It is incumbent\u200b upon the Biden\u2064 administration to prioritize the safety \u2062and well-being of \u200call migrants, especially children, and work towards comprehensive solutions that address the root causes of migration and protect\u200c vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n<p>Only through\u200c a coordinated and multi-faceted approach \u2063can we hope to effectively\u2064 combat human trafficking and ensure a safer\u2062 and\u200d more just future for \u2063all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Homeland Security Committee accuses the Biden administration of knowingly aiding child trafficking through migration policies. 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