Riley Gaines to speak at America First Works event on October 24 | Instagram
Riley Gaines to speak at America First Works event on October 24 | Instagram
America First Works (AFW) has announced a town hall event in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Thursday, October 24 at 6:30 p.m.
The event will focus on the border crisis and the "Children Are Not for Sale" ballot initiative, featuring 12-time NCAA All-American Riley Gaines. The "Children Are Not for Sale" Town Hall will feature State Sen. Shamp, Riley Gaines, Ashley Hayek, and advocate Kayleigh Kozak. The ballot initiative aims to impose life sentences for anyone convicted of child sex trafficking in Arizona.
“The safety and future of our children is on the line in this election," Gaines said in a press release. "We have a choice between keeping our border dangerously open or securing it and enforcing severe penalties on those who would harm children. It’s not a hard decision. For the sake of Arizona families and kids, let’s take a stand against the child trafficking that’s happening throughout this state."
AFW Executive Director Ashley Hayek stated, "For the sake of our children, we must put an end to the child trafficking epidemic that Kamala Harris’s border crisis greenlighted. We’re looking forward to hearing from Arizonans about how this crisis has affected them and what we can do to stop it. What’s clear is that we must turn the page on the Left’s open border policies."
The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General said ICE is unable to track the whereabouts of unaccompanied children entering the country, according to a report. As of August 19, ICE lacks confidence that these children are "safe from trafficking, exploitation, or forced labor." Between 2019 and 2023, ICE transferred 448,000 unaccompanied minors to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Unaccompanied Children Program, which places them with sponsor families. 32,000 of these children failed to appear for immigration court hearings and remain unaccounted for.
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