Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas on the Grave Risk of Children Traveling with Smugglers
“The inhumane way smugglers abuse children while profiting off parents’ desperation is criminal and morally reprehensible.”
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“The inhumane way smugglers abuse children while profiting off parents’ desperation is criminal and morally reprehensible.”
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