Creator of the stirring movie “Sound of Freedom,” Tim Ballard, gave compelling evidence before the Homeland Security Committee. Ballard highlighted the critical situation at the border and urged President Joe Biden to intervene. He exposed the horrible truths of child trafficking through disturbing data and harrowing human accounts.
Ballard began his statement by saying, “Chairman Green, Ranking Member Thompson, and members of the Homeland Security Committee, it’s an honor to testify here today. I’d like to begin by showing you a powerful clip from the popular film, ‘Sound of Freedom.’”
Ballard then related a chilling moment from the movie that he had actually encountered while working for the Department of Homeland Security. “The only reason we were able to save this precious little boy was due to the fact that they had to take him across the border at a port of entry checkpoint because the border walls compelled them to do so.”
Alarming data and terrifying personal stories were interspersed throughout Ballard’s speech. He clarified, “A child can be sold up to 20 times a day, six days a week, for 10 years or even longer depending when the abuse began.”
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He went on to note the record confrontations at the border between the United States and Mexico in 2022, saying, “Just in 2022 alone, immigration authorities encountered more than 152,000 unaccompanied minors at or near the U.S.-Mexico border, representing an all-time high.”
Ballard offered tales of survivors who had been trafficked by cartels, drawing on his vast expertise. He explained, “In one case in particular, a young woman was brought across the border at an area where no barriers or protections existed. Once in the U.S., she was sold and raped for money up to 30 to 40 times a day for five years before eventually escaping herself.”
When critiquing the policies of the present government, Ballard was blunt, saying, “Tragically, as a result of this administration’s current policies, DHS and HHS have unwittingly become a child trafficking delivery service. This must stop.” Additionally, he referenced rumors that the government had lost track of 85,000 youngsters and said, “We must begin with finding the 85,000 missing unaccompanied children which this administration claims is not their problem anymore.”
Border challenges during the Biden administration. The Biden administration has faced a number of border-related problems since taking office in January 2021. The CBP and other government agencies’ critical resources are at capacity due to the increase in border crossings.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encountered a record-breaking 180,000 people in May 2021, making it the greatest monthly total in more than 20 years.
Major alarm has been raised by an increase in the number of unaccompanied youngsters at the border. The Biden administration has come under scrutiny for the subpar circumstances in which these kids have been kept, frequently in institutions that are overcrowded and unfit for long-term housing.
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Ballard stressed the need of genuine freedom in his concluding words, adding, “Real freedom is not a phone number in the pocket of a child for an unknown sponsor or a dangerous trek across South and Central America. Real freedom is safety and protection from abuse and abusers for our most vulnerable population, our children, our future.”
