Sen. Cornyn Questions AG Bondi on Federal Law Enforcement, Unaccompanied Children

Federal Law Enforcement and Government Shutdowns

• 💡 Senator Cornyn highlighted the inconsistency of Democrats claiming to support law enforcement while voting against pay for federal employees during a government shutdown.
• 🎯 Federal agencies like the DEA, ATF, FBI, and US Marshals are working tirelessly on national security, often without pay, while Democrats voted to shut down the government.
• 🔑 The Constitution and federal law apply to all Americans, meaning federal law enforcement agents are within their authority when enforcing federal law in cities like Chicago.

Challenges in Chicago and DC

• ⚠️ Chicago is described as a safe haven for narcoterrorists due to a lack of law enforcement cooperation, leading to significant homicides.
• 🤝 In contrast, Washington D.C. has seen a successful partnership between local officials and federal law enforcement, resulting in reduced crime rates, including carjackings and violent crime.
• 📈 D.C. has seen 3,156 arrests and 294 illegal guns seized, with violent crime down 45% and carjackings down 87% due to this collaboration.

Unaccompanied Children and Exploitation

• 💔 The Biden administration's open border policies have led to approximately 500,000 unaccompanied children being placed with sponsors who are largely unvetted.
• 🔍 Many sponsors exploit these children, leading to concerns about trafficking, gang recruitment, and lack of access to education and healthcare.
• ⚖️ The Department of Justice under the Trump administration located 22,000 of these children and has arrested approximately 458 sponsors who lied to obtain them, with cases including sexual abuse.
• 🚀 Efforts are ongoing to find and protect these children, with a commitment to holding exploiters accountable.