FBI Director Christopher Wray commented Thursday that there is “no question” that cartel activity from Mexico is “spilling over” into the U.S., as a massive influx of migrants continues to cross the southern border.
At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Representative Tom McClintock asked Wray whether the FBI was aware of incidents in which border patrol officials encountered migrants who owed debts to cartels and smugglers.
“Certainly, we have seen quite a number of such instances, absolutely,” Wray said.
McClintock asked if the cartels collect those debts via indentured servitude, to which Wray responded, “In some cases, definitely.”
“We are pursuing a number of human trafficking task forces, as well as working on certain task-forces with DHS [Department of Homeland Security] to try to address that issue. But there’s no question that the cartel activity on the other side of the border is spilling over in all sorts of ways and you just put your finger on one that is extremely concerning,” he added.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics for May indicating that 180,000 migrants were apprehended during the month, representing a one percent increase over April and the third straight month to reach a new record for the past two decades.
Many immigrants who embark on the treacherous journey from Central America to the U.S. border pay hefty prices for cartels to smuggle themselves or their children across. Smugglers tend to have more intimate knowledge of the terrain, such as the weak spots with minimal surveillance or enforcement presence along the border, to covertly transport the migrants to the other side.
Some gang members, convicted sex offenders, and other criminals have tried to exploit the relaxation in U.S. border policies to gain entry. In early April, border patrol agents detained two suspects, both named on a federal terrorism watchlist and no-fly list, who attempted to cross the border illegally, the agency reported. Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently announced he plans to deploy 1,000 Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and National Guard members to combat drug trafficking, specifically of the illegal narcotic fentanyl, pouring across the border and plaguing his state.
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Where is the story about the racist BLM founder building a wall to keep her rif raf out of her house ???l
Why aren’t Cartel members shot on sight? And where in the hell is the Racist BLM Founder’s Walled in Million dollar property article???
No where but No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Distilleries That Made Hand Sanitizer Hit With FDA Fees article under the Christopher Wray Caption.
Amen! Where is the BLM Thats Building a Wall around the Multi Milliom Dollars Properties Purchased by the Rioting acrossed America and My State of Minnesota!! aka Stephan’chucknors’Stenzel USA*
Yes, where is the story about the BLM leader building a wall around her house to keep out the rif raf???
they probably took it off….doesn’t fit their agenda
Whom “probably took it off”? Who’s “agenda” are you referring to? I hope you don’t mean BLM group; that would be implying that BLM organization is large, powerful, & influential enough to remove or otherwise edit content at Patriot Daily Press……I highly doubt that. I understand the deep, often unspoken, hatred & disdain for a people, but common sense and reasoning has to prevail sometimes. You can’t always place blame or find fault just because you don’t like someone. 🤦🏼♀️
They put the wrong articles under the wrong captions. Guess they don’t proof-read their own material.
That’s what I’m wondering where is that story?🤔
No it’s to keep the rif raf in.
You put the wrong articles under the wrong captions! Don’t you proof-read your own material?
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