Tom Homan
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Well, Secretary Kennedy is exactly right.
Well, Secretary Kennedy is exactly right.
Well, Secretary Kennedy is exactly right.
I mean, under the Biden administration, you had over half a million, half a million children were smuggled in this country, you know, taken out of the hands of their families, put in the hands of criminal cartels, for God's sakes, to be smuggled in this country, many times delivered to the very people who paid for the smuggling, which conspiracy to smuggle aliens is a felony.
I mean, under the Biden administration, you had over half a million, half a million children were smuggled in this country, you know, taken out of the hands of their families, put in the hands of criminal cartels, for God's sakes, to be smuggled in this country, many times delivered to the very people who paid for the smuggling, which conspiracy to smuggle aliens is a felony.
I mean, under the Biden administration, you had over half a million, half a million children were smuggled in this country, you know, taken out of the hands of their families, put in the hands of criminal cartels, for God's sakes, to be smuggled in this country, many times delivered to the very people who paid for the smuggling, which conspiracy to smuggle aliens is a felony.
But Joe Biden, you know, his administration turned a blind eye to it. Then they went to check in on him. and they couldn't get response from over 300,000 of them. So I said on day one, the Trump administration, when he brought me back to the border, he said, I want you to secure the border. I want you to run the big deportation operation. I want you to lead the effort to find these children.
But Joe Biden, you know, his administration turned a blind eye to it. Then they went to check in on him. and they couldn't get response from over 300,000 of them. So I said on day one, the Trump administration, when he brought me back to the border, he said, I want you to secure the border. I want you to run the big deportation operation. I want you to lead the effort to find these children.
But Joe Biden, you know, his administration turned a blind eye to it. Then they went to check in on him. and they couldn't get response from over 300,000 of them. So I said on day one, the Trump administration, when he brought me back to the border, he said, I want you to secure the border. I want you to run the big deportation operation. I want you to lead the effort to find these children.
And last number, I think we're at over 8,000 children that we have found. Many of them were with family members, which was a great story, right? but many of them weren't. I mean, I just, one example is two weeks ago, I was briefed on one case where a 14-year-old girl they found living with two adult males, not related to her, and she was already pregnant.
And last number, I think we're at over 8,000 children that we have found. Many of them were with family members, which was a great story, right? but many of them weren't. I mean, I just, one example is two weeks ago, I was briefed on one case where a 14-year-old girl they found living with two adult males, not related to her, and she was already pregnant.
And last number, I think we're at over 8,000 children that we have found. Many of them were with family members, which was a great story, right? but many of them weren't. I mean, I just, one example is two weeks ago, I was briefed on one case where a 14-year-old girl they found living with two adult males, not related to her, and she was already pregnant.
She was a victim of, you know, sex trafficking. So we rescued her. So, you know, and there's been, there's been many we've rescued. So this is about finding children and rescuing those that were in forced labor or forced sex trafficking.
She was a victim of, you know, sex trafficking. So we rescued her. So, you know, and there's been, there's been many we've rescued. So this is about finding children and rescuing those that were in forced labor or forced sex trafficking.
She was a victim of, you know, sex trafficking. So we rescued her. So, you know, and there's been, there's been many we've rescued. So this is about finding children and rescuing those that were in forced labor or forced sex trafficking.
We know for a fact HSI has investigations in children in forced labor at meatpacking plants and factories and chicken farms, not going to school, but forced into labor. We know many are forced into prostitution. But as we're going out, we're not going to rest until we find every one of them. If they're with their families safe, then we'll do immigration consequences.
We know for a fact HSI has investigations in children in forced labor at meatpacking plants and factories and chicken farms, not going to school, but forced into labor. We know many are forced into prostitution. But as we're going out, we're not going to rest until we find every one of them. If they're with their families safe, then we'll do immigration consequences.
We know for a fact HSI has investigations in children in forced labor at meatpacking plants and factories and chicken farms, not going to school, but forced into labor. We know many are forced into prostitution. But as we're going out, we're not going to rest until we find every one of them. If they're with their families safe, then we'll do immigration consequences.
But our first priority right now is to save children who are living a life of hell every day, and that's exactly what we're doing. It shouldn't instill fear in anybody Unless they got a problem, they got an illegal usher in the country illegally, it shouldn't scare anybody unless you're a child trafficker or forcing a child into labor.
But our first priority right now is to save children who are living a life of hell every day, and that's exactly what we're doing. It shouldn't instill fear in anybody Unless they got a problem, they got an illegal usher in the country illegally, it shouldn't scare anybody unless you're a child trafficker or forcing a child into labor.