The issue of child trafficking along the southern border has reached alarming proportions, with recent reports revealing a staggering increase in forced labor and prostitution among underage migrants. The Biden-Harris administration’s open border policies have been linked to a sharp rise in child sex trafficking, with critics blaming their failure to secure the border as a key driver of this tragic trend.
In August 2024, former President Donald Trump addressed a crowd in Glendale, Arizona, citing a shocking statistic that left many stunned. “325,000 migrant children have gone missing in America today. They’re gone. They’re missing,” Trump declared. He further added that many of these missing children had fallen victim to sex trafficking or worse, saying, “Many of them are in sex slavery, or they’re dead.”
Trump’s remarks were based on figures from an August 2024 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report, which highlighted the grim reality of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border in record numbers. According to the DHS report, more than 32,000 unaccompanied children failed to attend their immigration hearings between 2019 and 2023. Even more alarming is the fact that nearly 300,000 children who entered the U.S. alone never received a court date, leaving them in legal limbo and vulnerable to exploitation.
These statistics point to a widespread failure in managing the border crisis, with unaccompanied minors essentially falling through the cracks of the system. Border Patrol agents, overwhelmed by the sheer volume of migrants, have had little involvement with many of these children. As a result, over 300,000 unaccounted-for children remain in the U.S., their whereabouts unknown, many feared to be victims of trafficking or other forms of exploitation.
Critics of the Biden-Harris administration, including Trump, have been vocal in condemning the current leadership’s handling of the border crisis. Kamala Harris, who was appointed Border Czar early in Biden’s presidency, has faced particular scrutiny for her role in overseeing what has become a humanitarian disaster. Conservative commentator Drew Hernandez referred to the situation as “The Open Border Massacre,” asserting that under Harris’s failed leadership, the U.S. has witnessed “the largest human and child trafficking operation in world history.”
Disturbing reports from journalists and independent investigators have also shed light on the harsh realities facing migrant children. In September 2024, the investigative outlet Muckraker released a chilling video documenting the exploitation of illegal alien children forced to work in New York City’s Times Square. In the video, one young boy describes working from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. four days a week. Even more horrifying, the child recalls seeing bodies on his journey to the U.S. and witnessing children drown as they made the perilous trek across the border.
The story of this young boy is just one of many tragic accounts of children who have been caught in the web of human trafficking. The Biden administration’s border policies have been criticized for creating a perfect storm for traffickers, who prey on vulnerable unaccompanied minors. With little oversight and an overwhelmed immigration system, these children are often lost in the chaos, becoming easy targets for exploitation.
Adding to the grim picture, Madeleine Rowley from The Free Press reported in September 2024 that forced labor and prostitution among underage migrants had more than tripled under President Biden. This unprecedented rise in child trafficking has drawn attention to the administration’s failure to implement stricter border security measures, which many argue could have prevented such widespread abuse.
The rise in child trafficking is not an unforeseen consequence but a direct result of the administration’s open border policies, say critics. Experts in immigration and law enforcement had long warned that easing border restrictions without adequate infrastructure or enforcement would lead to chaos. Those warnings appear to have gone unheeded, as the nation now faces one of the largest human trafficking crises in its history.
The Biden administration’s approach to immigration reform has been widely criticized, not just by political opponents but by humanitarian organizations and advocates for immigrant children. Many have argued that the administration’s leniency has not only failed to provide a safe and orderly immigration process but has also put thousands of children at risk of abuse and exploitation.
As the 2024 election approaches, the issue of child trafficking and the administration’s handling of the border crisis will likely be a focal point for debate. With public trust in the Biden-Harris team waning, particularly among those concerned about immigration, the administration will be forced to confront these devastating statistics. For now, however, the tragic reality remains that thousands of migrant children are missing, and many are living through unimaginable horrors within U.S. borders.
The question many are now asking is: Will the Biden-Harris administration be held accountable for the failures that have led to such a massive human trafficking crisis?
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