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US: Immigration Officials Taking New Steps to Discourage Smuggling of Children
New York Times – September 24, 2017
The Trump administration is stepping up its pursuit of parents who paid to have their children illegally brought into the United States, according to people familiar with the matter. The effort, part of a widening crackdown on illegal immigration, is aimed at discouraging families from paying human smuggling organizations.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/us/politics/parents-illegal-immigrants-human-smuggling.html