Tillis, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Combat Human Trafficking at Southern Border

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Thom Tillis and ten of his Republican Senate colleagues recently introduced theEnd Child Trafficking Now Act, legislation that would require a DNA test to determine the relationship between illegal immigrants coming across the border and any accompanying children.
“During the Biden Administration, we saw thousands of unaccompanied children cross the Southern border with the help of strangers and members of cartels, putting them at an increased risk of sexual abuse and human trafficking,”said Senator Tillis.“President Biden’s refusal to enforce our immigration laws was completely unacceptable, and this legislation is a commonsense, humane reform that will help prevent innocent children from being abused.”
Background:
Specifically, theEnd Child Trafficking Now Actwould:
Full text of the bill is availableHERE.
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