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Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen
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We have a dire situation at the border. Late last year, DHS apprehended or encountered 50-60k migrants a month. Last month, it was more than 75k, the highest in over a decade. This month, we are on track to interdict nearly 100,000 migrants. Congress must act to end this crisis!
.@DHSgov facilities are overflowing, agents and officers are stretched too thin, and the magnitude of arriving and detained aliens has increased the risk of life-threatening incidents. I call on Congress to fix this broken system!
My greatest concern is for the children, who are put at high risk by this emergency and who are arriving sicker than ever before after traveling on the treacherous trek.
We must work together to end the pull factors driving illegal immigration and punish the criminal organizations who prey on these vulnerable populations.
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Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen
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We face a cascading crisis at our southern border. The system is in freefall. @DHSgov is doing everything possible to respond to a growing humanitarian catastrophe while also securing our borders, but we have reached peak capacity & are now forced to pull from other missions.
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Smugglers and traffickers know that our laws make it easier to enter the country and stay if you show up as a ‘family.’ So they are using children as a ‘free ticket’ into America and are even using kids multiple times—recycling them—to help more aliens get into the United States.
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.@ICEgov is a leader in combatting transnational organizations engaged in human trafficking. Thank you ICE HSI for the outstanding work you do each day to protect victims, prosecute offenders, and prevent trafficking from occurring.
In FY18 alone, @ICEgov conducted over 800 investigations, made roughly 1,500 arrests, and reported more than 500 convictions related to human trafficking. ICE HSI also identified and assisted 308 victims of human trafficking. #HumanTraffickingAwarenessMonth
.@ICEgov arrested 1,588 alleged human traffickers last year, stopping the abuse of thousands of innocent victims. Proud to serve with the men and women of HSI during Human Trafficking Month.
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The threat is real. The number of terror-watchlisted encountered at our Southern Border has increased over the last two years. The exact number is sensitive and details about these cases are extremely sensitive.
I am sure all Americans would agree that one terrorist reaching our borders is one too many. These are just the terror suspects we know about who reach our border.
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