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“It’s a Pipeline”:
Experts Reveal How Taxpayer-Funded NGOs Facilitated Human Trafficking,
Profited from Biden-Harris Border Crisis
WASHINGTON D.C. — This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing detailing how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) helped facilitate and benefited from the historic Biden-Harris border crisis, as well as how far-left NGOs are still working to help inadmissible aliens undermine federal immigration law under the Trump administration. Tuesday, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman Josh Brecheen (R-OK) penned an op-ed in the New York Post outlining the importance of this hearing and the Committee’s investigation into these organizations.
Witnesses included Mike Howell, president of the Oversight Project; Ali Hopper, president and founder of GUARD Against Trafficking; and Julio Rosas, a national correspondent for Blaze Media––all of whom have investigated or reported on how these organizations work with Democrat officials and open-borders advocates to advance a pro-illegal immigration agenda.
In the hearing, witnesses laid out in detail how NGOs received more than $6 billion from the Biden-Harris administration, including through grants from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and others. They also testified about how the Biden-Harris administration handed over unaccompanied alien children (UACs) to NGOs, primarily at the border, who then delivered them to poorly-vetted sponsors. The Biden-Harris administration then failed to ensure proper follow-up communications to check on the well-being of the children, leading to more than 300,000 children unaccounted for in the interior. Simultaneously, many of these NGOs and their executives enjoyed substantial revenue and salary increases thanks to the grants.
“The NGOs located along the border were often the first place processed migrants went to after being released by Border Patrol. These organizations helped the Biden-Harris administration avoid the bad optics of released migrants having to be on the street due to the large volume of overcrowding in certain sectors. Even with those efforts, the mass overcrowding still resulted in people sleeping on the streets, sometimes during the winter.
Commentary:
These organizations have received significant funding from the Biden Administration, which raises concerns about their role in the ongoing border crisis.
Cutting the NGOs from government funding is necessary and their 501 status reviewed and revoked.
Reports indicate that NGOs have not adequately safeguarded unaccompanied minors (UACs) in their care. Issues such as insufficient background checks for staff and lack of oversight have been highlighted, raising concerns about the safety of these children.
The involvement of taxpayer-funded NGOs in the immigration process has raised significant concerns regarding their role in facilitating human trafficking. Their operations, while aimed at providing humanitarian aid, may inadvertently contribute to the exploitation of vulnerable populations.
DHS under the direction of Mayorkas lost contact with a significant number of these children, raising alarms about their safety and potential exploitation.
The lack of oversight and accountability from both DHS and NGOs has contributed to a troubling environment where unaccompanied minors are at risk of trafficking and exploitation.
The situation surrounding unaccompanied minors and the involvement of NGOs under Mayorkas's leadership raises serious concerns about the safety and welfare of these vulnerable children. The need for improved tracking and accountability measures is critical to prevent further exploitation.
