Human Trafficking, Sexual Assaults Key Aspects of Crisis on Southern Border

Rep. Crenshaw and a Texas sheriff explain the challenges their state faces from an unsecured border, and why a wall is needed

A Customs and Border Protection checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas, on Nov. 10, 2018. These interior checkpoints often find illegal aliens being smuggled to other parts of the country, in some cases with the intent of trafficking them for sex or labor. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—The words “humanitarian crisis” are constantly being used on both sides of the aisle during negotiations over border security and the government shutdown.

President Donald Trump says a humanitarian crisis exists due to a weak southern border, while congressional Democrat leaders have said the crisis is manufactured.