Over 100 Unaccompanied Minors Found at Border

Over 100 unaccompanied children aged 2 to 17 have been found at the U.S.-Mexico border since November 24, according to Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Chris Olivarez. He emphasized the dire implications of the current border situation, illustrating how children like a 4-year-old girl from Honduras, who was found with a note containing her name and a phone number, are often left in the hands of smugglers by their parents hoping for reunification. This case highlights the perilous journeys these minors undertake, often facilitated by criminal networks. Olivarez criticized the lack of safety mechanisms and protocols to protect these vulnerable children, attributing the rising numbers to loopholes in agreements made by the Biden administration with Mexico. Despite a general decline in illegal crossings, the trend of unaccompanied minors raises serious concerns about the immigration system's ability to safeguard them.