Hawley urges Wray to make tackling child migrant trafficking crisis a ‘leading FBI priority’
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Sen. Josh Hawley is calling for the FBI to launch an investigation into the child migrant smuggling crisis at the southern border, making it a "leading" priority.
Hawley was responding to reports by the New York Times that Biden administration officials ignored signs of an "explosive" rise in forced child labor amid an increase in unaccompanied minors coming across the U.S. border. 27.4 Hawley Letter to Wray by Fox News on Scribd Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) statistics, the number of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) who arrive at the border has swelled from 33,239 in fiscal year 2020 to more than 146,000 in fiscal year 2021 and 152,000 in fiscal year 2022. So far in fiscal year 2023, there have been more than 70,000 encounters of UACs.