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Trump Vows To Use Title 42 To End The Child Trafficking Crisis


Trump, in classic style, declares he’s gonna tackle the child trafficking mess with the power of Title 42.

Since 2017, he’s been at the forefront of the worldwide human trafficking issue.

This should literally be the thing that seals the deal for everyone backing Trump.

Can you recall any Democrat going on about this?

Yeah, me neither.

And if you’re asking what is Title 42, Associated Press explains it:

Title 42 is the name of an emergency health authority. It was a holdover from President Donald Trump’s administration and began in March 2020. The authority allowed U.S. officials to turn away migrants who came to the U.S.-Mexico border on the grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Before that, migrants could cross illegally, ask for asylum and be allowed into the U.S. They were then screened and often released to wait out their immigration cases.

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Under Title 42, migrants were returned over the border and denied the right to seek asylum. U.S. officials turned away migrants more than 2.8 million times. Families and children traveling alone were exempt.

But there were no real consequences when someone illegally crossed the border. So migrants were able to try again and again to cross, on the off chance they would get into the U.S.

President Joe Biden initially kept Title 42 in place after he took office, then tried to end its use in 2022. Republicans sued, arguing the restrictions were necessary for border security. Courts had kept the rules in place. But the Biden administration announced in January that it was ending national COVID-19 emergencies, and so the border restrictions have now gone away.

Here’s a quick video that shows a little of what Trump has done to combat child sex trafficking:



 

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