The Biden administration is unable to locate 85,000 child migrants initially processed at the U.S. border, and now members of Congress are demanding an explanation amid reports the children are being trafficked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seventy-six House Republican reveal in a letter that Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas are \u201cknowingly and recklessly discharging unaccompanied children to adults across the country and doing nothing to find the tens of thousands they had lost touch with,\u201d the Washington Examiner reports.
The letter was issued after the New York Times reported the Biden administration cannot locate 85,000 children initially processed as migrants seeking asylum, and many are being forced into child labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lawmakers \u201creferenced reports by the New York Times that concluded children were extorted by smugglers to pay off the thousands they owed through forced labor, including sex trafficking. Other children were trafficked against their will and are effectively slaves within the U.S.,\u201d the Examiner reports<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe border crisis is not a stand-alone crisis. It has created a new catastrophe in every direction,\u201d said Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnaccompanied migrant children are crossing our border, and Joe Biden\u2019s failed policies aren\u2019t leading them to the American Dream. Instead, these children are released with no follow-up and are facing forced labor, sex trafficking, and abuse,\u201d said Luttrell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe policies of the Biden Administration are failing everyone. Secretary Mayorkas and President Biden not only need to address the ongoing exploitation and lack of contact with minors, but also secure our southern border and ensure people seeking to come to our great country are going through the proper, legal channels,\u201d Luttrell added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even worse, it appears many of the children tried to contact U.S. officials to seek help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We are particularly heartbroken to read reports of children contacting HHS after their release to their sponsors in hopes of the agency intervening, with no follow up,” the letter reveals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The policies of this administration are enriching the cartels and transnational criminal organizations, who are profiting from the pain, abuse, and exploitation of these children as they smuggle them into the country,\u201d the lawmakers conclude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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