Hawley Accuses Mayorkas of Failing to Stop the Trafficking of Minors Across the Border

Hawley Accuses Mayorkas of Failing to Stop the Trafficking of Minors Across the Border
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) speaks during a Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight on Capitol Hill in Washington on Aug. 3, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) says tens of thousands of children illegally trafficked across the U.S.–Mexico border are being forced into labor on American soil.

The senator accused Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of allowing migrant minors to enter the country illegally and claimed that he has been pressuring agencies to bypass the vetting process for these children for political reasons.