U.S. to Arrest Parents, Sponsors Who Hire Smugglers to Bring Children Across Border

[Blackrook]

U.S. to Arrest Parents, Sponsors Who Hire Smugglers to Bring Children Across Border

SAN FRANCISCO—The Trump administration said Friday it will begin arresting parents and others who hire smugglers to bring children into the U.S., in an effort to break up human-trafficking operations.

The new “surge initiative” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement marks the latest get-tough approach to immigration by the federal government since President Donald Trump took office.

It is also a sharp departure from policies in place under President Barack Obama, during which tens of thousands of young people crossed the border illegally. The children were then placed with sponsors—typically parents, close relatives or family friends—who cared for the minors while their cases moved through the immigration court system.

The government said it plans to arrest the sponsors.

“ICE aims to disrupt and dismantle end-to-end the illicit pathways used by transnational criminal organizations and human-smuggling facilitators,” agency spokeswoman Sarah Rodriguez said. “The sponsors who have placed children directly into harm’s way by entrusting them to violent criminal organizations will be held accountable.”

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The only question I have is why wasn't this ALREADY being done?

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Future votes. Democrat votes.

 

[toobfreak]

Sure. Once you get the kids in, they are automatic candidates not only to get US benefits, but then to bring in the whole family.

 

[Blackrook]

Sure. Once you get the kids in, they are automatic candidates not only to get US benefits, but then to bring in the whole family.

True, but if we arrest and deport the entire family, or convict them of hiring human traffickers, then that's less likely to happen.

 

[Blackrook]

Human trafficking is a serious felony, so it is really a surprise to me that people who were engaging in human trafficking were NOT being arrested and convicted of these crimes.

 

[gtopa1]

U.S. to Arrest Parents, Sponsors Who Hire Smugglers to Bring Children Across Border

SAN FRANCISCO—The Trump administration said Friday it will begin arresting parents and others who hire smugglers to bring children into the U.S., in an effort to break up human-trafficking operations.

The new “surge initiative” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement marks the latest get-tough approach to immigration by the federal government since President Donald Trump took office.

It is also a sharp departure from policies in place under President Barack Obama, during which tens of thousands of young people crossed the border illegally. The children were then placed with sponsors—typically parents, close relatives or family friends—who cared for the minors while their cases moved through the immigration court system.

The government said it plans to arrest the sponsors.

“ICE aims to disrupt and dismantle end-to-end the illicit pathways used by transnational criminal organizations and human-smuggling facilitators,” agency spokeswoman Sarah Rodriguez said. “The sponsors who have placed children directly into harm’s way by entrusting them to violent criminal organizations will be held accountable.”

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The only question I have is why wasn't this ALREADY being done?

Good; then send the grubs home!!

Greg

 

[theHawk]

U.S. to Arrest Parents, Sponsors Who Hire Smugglers to Bring Children Across Border

SAN FRANCISCO—The Trump administration said Friday it will begin arresting parents and others who hire smugglers to bring children into the U.S., in an effort to break up human-trafficking operations.

The new “surge initiative” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement marks the latest get-tough approach to immigration by the federal government since President Donald Trump took office.

It is also a sharp departure from policies in place under President Barack Obama, during which tens of thousands of young people crossed the border illegally. The children were then placed with sponsors—typically parents, close relatives or family friends—who cared for the minors while their cases moved through the immigration court system.

The government said it plans to arrest the sponsors.

“ICE aims to disrupt and dismantle end-to-end the illicit pathways used by transnational criminal organizations and human-smuggling facilitators,” agency spokeswoman Sarah Rodriguez said. “The sponsors who have placed children directly into harm’s way by entrusting them to violent criminal organizations will be held accountable.”

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These only question I have is why wasn't this ALREADY being done?

 

[JimBowie1958]

Human trafficking is a serious felony, so it is really a surprise to me that people who were engaging in human trafficking were NOT being arrested and convicted of these crimes.

It is not really surprising for the Democrats once you consider their history of Tammany Hall political machines that FDR made part of the federal government in the 1930s.