This is why they are separated at the border.....to identify the fraud.
And remember, the migrants calculatedly use kid-fraud b/c it increases their freebies substantially----especially those EITC checks.
A kid in tow gets them a guaranteed IN as opposed to a likely deportation.
Guatemalans arrested at the U.S. border have doubled. Hunger, not violence, fuels Guatemala migration surge. The smuggling guides charge $10,000 to capitalize on the dysfunction of the American immigration system.
“They say that if you bring a child they’ll let you into the US and give you citizenship,” describing the sales pitch from coyotes, “Now they’re saying pregnant women will also get citizenship.” Smugglers say this on local radio stations.
Because our court system is very slow, they have a false promise of being able to stay in the U.S. for a year or two before being repatriated.