Thread by @robbystarbuck

Acting ICE Dir. Matthew Albence says 3 out of every 10 families at the border made false family claims. Out of 256 families interviewed 65 were not family.

They’re trafficking kids to gain entry or worse. Congress can fix this! Tell @SpeakerPelosi to stop child trafficking!

“The industry of smuggling children & trafficking has been allowed to flourish. Our goal is to protect the security of these children. We’re trying to tell Congress there’s a humanitarian crisis. Children are being trafficked & abused along the way.”
- Acting @ICEgov Director

Acting @ICEgov Dir. Matthew Albence says today that statistics show kids are more likely to be sexually or physically abused during the trip to/across the border than they are to not experience abuse during it.

This is the heartbreaking reality of illegal immigration.

“We had a case where a man had a child, who was not his, and he repeatedly raped, abused and impregnated her. These are not good people. There’s a lot of criminals that are in the mix of these people who are coming in illegally.”

- Acting @ICEgov Director

#FixIt @SpeakerPelosi

After heartbreaking updates the ICE Director stressed that Congress is the only one that can solve this. “If protecting the health & well-being of poor innocent victims isn’t enough to get Congress to do something for a change I don’t know what is.”

Tell @SpeakerPelosi to #FixIt

If you’re sick of hearing about kids being raped or abused because our laws are too weak and border agents + barriers haven’t been appropriately funded then please call the office of @SpeakerPelosi today to demand she work with President @realDonaldTrump to end this crisis!