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Trump's immigration fixation sucks resources from FBI's child exploitation policing
MSNBCยท2025-09-17 06:10

Human Trafficking & Law Enforcement - Allegations arise that the Trump administration's policies have diverted significant resources from federal law enforcement, impacting the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking and child exploitation cases [1] - A report alleges the Trump administration is dismantling anti-human trafficking infrastructure [1] - Immigration crackdown has diverted one in every three US marshals, one in every five FBI agents, nearly two-thirds of the ATF, three-quarters of the DEA, and nearly 90% of the personnel from Homeland Security Investigations [1] - Homeland Security Investigations identified or rescued more than 1,800 children and arrested more than 4,000 suspects for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children in 2023 [1] - FBI agents on Baltimore's domestic terrorism squad investigating a violent extremist group have been reassigned to work full-time on immigration enforcement [1] - More FBI agents are being diverted to immigration now than were diverted to counterterrorism after 9/11 [1] Epstein Case & Related Claims - Cash Patel testified there is no credible information that Epstein trafficked young women to anyone besides himself, contradicting claims of multiple victims [1]