Trump’s immigration crackdown could be slowing the hunt for child predators online
As President Donald Trump pushes federal law enforcement toward an immigration crackdown, agents and prosecutors fear he's drawing resources from one of the most vulnerable groups: victims of child sexual exploitation online.
Current and former government employees tell The Verge that the Trump administration's laser focus on border security threatens to strain investigations into online crimes against children. Agents, including in departments that work on child safety, are being reassigned or given extra caseloads. Prosecutors are finding themselves spread thin. One former agent at Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), who like others i …
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