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Merrick Garland Rides Shotgun for Texas Coyotes

Bob Dane — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 17:08:11 +0000

One day after a judge stalled Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order blocking ground transportation of illegal aliens, a horrific highway crash killed 10 migrants and injured 20 others packed into a van speeding away from the border. In light of this latest carnage, Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone should reconsider [...]

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How Are Migrants Learning to Take Advantage of Biden’s Immigration Policies?

Matthew Tragesser — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 17:15:21 +0000

Migrants are learning to take advantage of President Biden’s immigration policies via social media platforms, according to a new analysis from NBC News. On platforms like Facebook, human smugglers are advertising their services with posts reading in Spanish: “Travel to Mexico to the United States. Costs $8,000. 100 percent safe, “Cross through Matamoros. You walk [...]

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Loss of Human Life is Always Tragic, But Preventable Losses of Life are Also Infuriating

Dave Ray — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:44:11 +0000

All loss of human life is tragic, but when those lives are lost due to circumstances that were preventable, it’s not only heartbreaking but infuriating. Thus is the case that horrified the nation earlier this week when illegal immigrants, packed like sardines into a SUV, died just north of the U.S.-Mexico border in a horrendous [...]

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Joe Biden Means Good Business for Human Smugglers

Bob Dane — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 18:24:30 +0000

Is the incoming Biden administration up for the challenge of oncoming waves of migrants? Apprehensions on the southern border have risen for six straight months, and smugglers are using more aggressive tactics to move migrants — including sharply increasing numbers of unaccompanied minors — into the U.S. “There are going to be caravans, and in [...]

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DHS Announces New Center for Countering Human Trafficking

Madison McQueen — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:44:06 +0000

On October 15, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf announced the opening of the U.S. government’s first-ever integrated law enforcement operations center. This new center will directly target human trafficking and forced labor through federal criminal investigations, victim assistance efforts, intelligence analysis and outreach. The operation will focus on what they [...]

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Holy Visa Fraud: Philippine Church Members Indicted in Immigration Scam

Bob Dane — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:03:28 +0000

Three members of a Philippines church, who exploited religious workers on R-1 visas and preyed on the charity of generous Americans, were indicted last month on charges of human trafficking, forced labor and marriage fraud. Guia Cabactulan, Marissa Duenas and Amanda Estopare – Philippine nationals serving as representatives for the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The [...]

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