More Than 100 ‘Unaccompanied’ Minors Discovered at U.S.-Mexico Border in the Last Week – One America News Network
OAN Staff Blake Wolf
6:01 PM – Monday, December 2, 2024
Since November 24th, over 100 children from foreign countries have been discovered crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without parents or any guardians looking out for their welfare, as reported by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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“I want the American people to recognize the consequences of the ongoing border situation we’ve faced for over three years, especially regarding unaccompanied children crossing the border,” said Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Chris Olivarez.
Olivarez observed that border agents have met numerous unaccompanied minors aged between two and 17, who they suspect were smuggled to the border by criminal networks.
“These circumstances illuminate the operations of these criminals and raise questions about how certain family members, if they are indeed related, permit their child to undertake such a dangerous journey to the United States at the hands of traffickers,” he elaborated. “There are no safeguards in place to protect unaccompanied minors.”
“Due to our flawed border policies, numerous parents face the heartbreaking choice of sending their children to the U.S. for their safety, knowing they risk deportation if they travel as a family unit,” remarked Amy Fischer, Director of Refugee and Migrant Rights at Amnesty International USA.
“This situation stems from broken immigration policies that separate families, create significant barriers for reunification in the U.S., and prevent families from exercising their right to seek safety together,” she added.
This report comes on the heels of a 10-year-old boy being discovered unaccompanied on Thanksgiving Day, along with another girl, originally thought to be two years old, who was later revealed to be four.
The young girl was located by border agents with nothing but a name and contact number for her parents. She made the journey from El Salvador into the United States, stating that her mother had paid a smuggler to facilitate her entry into the country.
“I found a coyote [smuggler], and I paid them to bring her to me,” disclosed “Patty,” the mother of the girl, who currently resides in South Carolina.
“She traveled alone. Only the coyote was with her. The last time I spoke to my daughter was Saturday, and I haven’t heard anything since they informed me that the coyote had handed her over to another coyote, but I have no further information about her,” she continued.
The mother expressed her belief that her daughter remains in U.S. immigration custody.
The Biden administration has reportedly lost contact with 32,000 unaccompanied migrant minors who did not attend their court dates between 2019 and 2023. Meanwhile, Democrats and progressive commentators assert that it is merely a paperwork issue, not a question of “missing” children, which seems to downplay public concern on this subject.
“This isn’t a ‘missing children’ issue; it’s a ‘missing paperwork’ issue,” noted Jonathan Beier, associate director of research and evaluation for the Acacia Center for Justice’s Unaccompanied Children Program, as reported by AP News.
“All these elements could account for the apparent deficiencies, and concluding that the children are missing may be overly hasty,” added Raul Pinto, deputy legal director for transparency at the American Immigration Council.
In addition, following Trump’s election victory, many conservatives express excitement over the reestablishment of law and order regarding operations and processes at the U.S.-Mexico border, aided by Tom Homan, Trump’s newly appointed border czar.
“Shame on them,” stated Homan. “Many will end up in forced labor or the sex trade,” referring to the children. “We must protect these children.”
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