Human Traffickers Taunt Border Patrol Agents with Rape, says Ernst
Women and girls as young as five years old are being “brutally” raped by cartel-backed human smugglers at the US-Mexico border, said Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA).
“[The smugglers are] intentionally taunting the American law enforcement officials by doing this,” he said. “It’s in your face, look, we can do whatever we want and there will be no repercussions…It’s so disgusting.”
In some cases, the victims are so badly injured that emergency medical personnel must be called in, added Ernst, who visited the border earlier this month with a group of GOP lawmakers. “And we heard of what they call ‘rape trees,’ where there are areas where the cartel smugglers will take the women and the girls and, well, rape them under a tree and then take their undergarments and throw them up into the tree and hang them from the branches.”
The sexual assault of migrants moving from Latin America to the United States is a serious problem that has persisted for years as migrants make deals with cartel-baked smugglers in hopes of finding a better life. Sexual assault is often part of the “price” of the journey and many women prepare by taking contraception.
Official data suggests 30% of women and girls that are trafficked to the US-Mexico border are being sexually abused along the way, but Amnesty International estimates the actual number is closer to 60%.
For some women, the abuse continues after the journey when they are forced to work as prostitutes in the United States. Police have discovered this taking place in McAllen, TX, a border community of 142,500 residents.
Speaking with Fox News Digital, Ernst called on the Biden Administration to stop these “heartbreaking” crimes by strengthening border security.
The Biden Administration’s catch and release policy “encourages more people to traffic up to the border,” argues Ernst. “More families will send their children to the border, and we know that they’ll be abused along the way. And so we have to stop that.”
We must also improve the protocols for dealing with unaccompanied minors, says Ernst. As it stands, unaccompanied children are processed, sent to their “contact,” and checked on 30 days later. No further visits are required.
“Even if they don’t answer on that 30-day period check in, nobody follows up. How do we know that those children are actually going to a relative? How do we know that they are not being trafficked for sex use? How do we know they’re not being sold into indentured servitude? I mean, I have so many questions about what the heck is going on.”
During his visit to the border, Ernst witnessed two unaccompanied girls (ages 5 and 6) traveling with a group of migrants. Each had contact information for relatives living in the United States.
It is possible that one or both of them had been abused by the smugglers who helped them reach the border.
“We are facing a humanitarian and national security crisis of historic proportions at our Southern border,” warns Ernst. “Anyone who visits…hears directly from our border officials, and sees this historic crisis firsthand could not possibly claim that our border is closed – despite what Biden Administration officials falsely say.”
There have been an estimated 1.7 million migrant encounters at the border so far this year.
Sources:
‘You Have to Pay With Your Body’: The Hidden Nightmare of Sexual Violence on the Border
Joni Ernst: I witnessed the crisis at our Southern border firsthand. Here’s what I saw
The demented bastard in the White House is allowing them to bring that shit into our country. How can anyone in their right mind vote for a fucking democrat? It takes sick people to support them. We need to sue the government for not upholding our laws. Know that if they bother me or mine my name will become a household word
You are too late. Tyler Perry has already made the Perry name a house hold word. You are too late. And he is a democrat. You sound like a typical republican, day late and a dollar short!
And you sound like a supporter of child molesting
ABSOLUTELY! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 HOW CAN ANYONE EVER VOTE FOR A DEMENTED AND IGNORANT DEMOCRAT AGAIN IN THE U.S.?
There has been crisis after crisis, illegals flooding our borders, and that old toad in the White House still can’t find the White House bathroom! How does anyone think he can make GOOD DECISIONS FOR THIS COUNTRY? Biden is a cancer that just keeps destroying parts of our Nation/people!
By Biddyboy’s irresponsible actions regarding illegals and our borders, he has CREATED A HORRENDOUS NIGHTMARE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ARE BEING SEXUALLY ABUSED BY COYOTES AND THEIR ILK! THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR DECADES PEOPLE — not just now like this article says! It has been ON-GOING BUT — WORSE NOW THAN EVER BECAUSE OF OUR OPEN BORDERS AND THE HUGE INFLUX OF ILLEGALS!
Yet, the torture goes on and on as long as Biden keeps our borders open! Coyotes (and George Soros via his Open Borders Organization) are abusing females AND MALE CHILDREN TOO, along the long journey across South America and then into our American deserts. This IS HAPPENING AMERICANS!! Do NOT sit there and deny it — it is a reality many Latino women and children have suffered just to get to our Country — AND THIS MUST S T O P ! Borders MUST CLOSE!
By VOTING OUT ALL DEMOCRATS, AMERICA HAS A CHANCE TO HEAL AND BECOME STRONG AGAIN!! But that won’t happen under ANY DEM RULE! They ALL MUST GO AND CONSERVATIVES PUT IN THEIR PLACE TO BRING BACK CIVILITY, LAW AND ORDER, AND STRENGTH BACK TO OUR NATION!
It has become a horrendous mess under dem rule which must end NOW AND FOR MANY YEARS IN THE FUTURE if America is to be strong and successful again! “NO DEMOCRATS IN OFFICE”!! That needs to be the MOTTO OF AMERICANS for the next few decades if we ever want a decent country to live!! You do the math:
*. Democrats = 100% Corrupt .
*. American Citizens. = 100% raped by Dems
*. Illegal Women/Children = 100% raped/Coyotes
Aren’t you disgusted with the condition of our Country created by this radically stupid administration? I am! Time for a radical change, don’t you agree?!!
👉DO NOT VOTE FOR ANY DEMOCRAT!!👈
CLOSE OUR BORDERS! REMOVE JOE BIDEN’S ADMINISTRATION BEFORE HE DESTROYS ANY MORE OF OUR NATION! LET’s DO THIS!!🇺🇸🇺🇸
Hey, Perrywinkle, it’s Texas, get over it, the babies will be OK. Must be God’s will. Sure beats ripping babies from momma’s arms.
This is a tragedy that must be solved South of the Border. If we are the attractive nuisance, and it sounds like we are, then we should provide funding to the Mexicans to arrest these people and stop this. I believe the crime occurs south of the border..
Screw arresting them. A bullet would be better
Ben if someone raped your kids should we say get over it? You, sir, and stupid Tom have forfeited any right to respect. I hope neither of you go through that but it’s happened in my family. The guy’s in jail and they have better keep him there. I’m an old man now and have done lived my life. And have nothing to lose So his 50 year sentence has better be all in.
Bob, quit lying. We never had your respect. .
Of course I feel the same way as you about my family and the concept of rape. I abhor what’s happening in Texas with a goddamn abortion bans for rape babies and incest babies. And I totally abhor what Trump did to rip babies out of mama‘s arms just because they cross the border in order to send a message as a PR stunt. A fucking asshole. Although it was probably Jeff Sessions, and Trump just agreed it was a good decision.
But the fact of the matter remains Bob, this crime happens on Mexican soil and while we may be culpable because we’re an attractive nuisance, just like I said, ultimately they have to solve the problem, however, I think we should provide funding and anything else to help them do that.
Sorry that you did not understand sarcasm, perhaps it was not clear enough, and sorry you didn’t understand the second paragraph whatsoever, that one’s on you.
I am sorry for your issues, but I do not think invading Mexico would be a good solution. And that’s where the crime occurs
Here’s the answer to the abortion issue. Every state should put the issue on the ballot and let the voters decide if they want it to be included in their state’s constitution. Easy peasy. It should have always been a state issue. I’m sure that the majority of states would vote to allow abortion. Why not? Is it because the democrats have an issue to bitch about? The citizens of each state should decide
Joe Biden even if he is a fake president is guilty of murder along with Obama and the entire Biden administration for all of this inhumane activity!