Travel agents smuggle migrants to the US, some take charter flights

Karah Rucker

VISA RESTRICTIONS ARE NOW BEING ENFORCED ON TRAVEL AGENTS … WHO ARE ACCUSED OF SMUGGLING MIGRANTS INTO THE UNITED STATES. 

THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS ROGUE AGENCIES BASED IN EUROPE, AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST ARE PREYING ON VULNERABLE PEOPLE BY OPERATING SERVICES DESIGNED TO FACILITATE UNAUTHORIZED MIGRATION. 

THEY SAY IT’S BECOME A “DISTURBING TREND” OF AIRLINES AND AGENCIES OFFERING FLIGHTS AND DOCUMENTATION ILLEGALLY. 

A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT TOLD THE TELEGRAPH “NO ONE SHOULD PROFIT FROM VULNERABLE MIGRANTS – NOT SMUGGLERS, PRIVATE COMPANIES, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, NOR GOVERNMENTS.”

MEANWHILE, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO CRACK DOWN ON CHARTER COMPANIES … THAT ARE ALLOWING MIGRANTS TO USE PRIVATE PLANES TO MAKE IT INTO THE UNITED STATES.

PRESIDENT BIDEN’S SENIOR ADVISOR FOR MIGRATION , BLAS NUNEZ-NETO SAYS SOME MIGRANTS PAY AS MUCH AS 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE JOURNEY … WITH A BIG PORTION OF THE MONEY GOING TO CHARTER COMPANIES. 

HE ALSO SAYS NICARAGUA SERVES AS A MAIN LAUNCHING PAD FOR MIGRANTS …WITH MANY FLYING THERE FROM THEIR HOME COUNTRY … THEN MAKING THEIR WAY TO THE U-S. 

NICARAGUA’S PRESIDENT, DANIEL ORTEGA HASN’T RESPONDED TO THE ALLEGATIONS OF FACILITATING THE MIGRANT SMUGGLING.

HOWEVER IN RECENT SPEECH ORTEGA ACCUSED THE U-S OF ENGAGING IN A WAR AGAINST MIGRANTS. 

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION DID CONVINCE HAITI IN LATE 2023 TO IMPOSE A TOTAL BAN ON CHARTER FLIGHTS TO NICARAGUA.

THE ADMINISTRATION ALSO REVOKED THE VISAS OF MULTIPLE CHARTER COMPANY EXECUTIVES. 

THE MIGRANT CRISIS HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE 20-24 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

REPUBLICANS BLAME KAMALA HARRIS FOR WHAT THEY SAY IS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S INABILITY TO GET A GRIP ON SITUATION.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY REPORTED MORE THAN 600-THOUSAND PEOPLE ILLEGALLY ENTERED THE U-S AND EVADED CAPTURE IN 20-23.

FOR SAN, I’M KARAH RUCKER.

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