Staff Reports
President Trump made a bold promise during a speech at the Concerned Women for America Summit in Washington D.C. He vowed to reinstate Title 42 and put an end to the horrific crime of child trafficking. Trump declared that he would use Title 42 to immediately return all trafficked children to their families in their home countries.
The former president then referenced actor Jim Caviezel’s powerful line from the movie Sound of Freedom: “God’s children are not for sale.” Trump’s mention of Caviezel added a touch of Hollywood glamour to his speech and emphasized the urgency of stopping the exploitation of innocent children.
Earlier this year, Trump demonstrated his commitment to fighting child trafficking by inviting former DHS agent Tim Ballard, Jim Caviezel, and director Eduardo Verástegui to a special screening of Sound of Freedom at his golf club in New Jersey. This gesture showed that Trump is a man of the people who takes the issue of child trafficking seriously.
During his time in the White House, Trump took action to combat child trafficking. In 2019, his administration implemented a pilot program that used rapid DNA testing to identify cases where adults crossing the border with a minor were not related to the child. This program discovered that over 30% of illegal immigrants crossing the border with minors were not their parents or guardians.
Unfortunately, the Biden administration decided to terminate the successful DNA testing program, leaving vulnerable children at even greater risk. Last week, Tim Ballard called out the Biden administration for not taking the missing 85,000 migrant children seriously. He also highlighted the fact that the United States is the number one consumer of child-exploitation material, making it all the more crucial to protect foreign children from trafficking.
The numbers speak for themselves. Since 2021, approximately 345,000 unaccompanied minors have crossed the border, and around 85,000 of them have lost contact with federal officials. These children are at great risk of falling into the hands of sex traffickers and experiencing further exploitation and abuse.
It is clear that child trafficking is a serious problem that needs immediate attention. President Trump’s vow to reinstate Title 42 and his ongoing commitment to fighting this heinous crime make him the leader we need to protect the most vulnerable among us.
