[JustTheNews] "Less than 40% of the children are going to their parents," whistleblower Tara Rodas said. Last year it was reported that the Biden administration lost track of about 85,000 children who entered the U.S. without an adult.
Health and Human ServiceswhistleblowerTara Rodas says she faced retaliation from the department after she reported concerns that unaccompanied immigrant children were being placed in the hands of sponsors who were affiliated with the notorious Salvadorian MS-13 gang.
"Interestingly, when I discovered that there was MS-13 actually sponsoring the children.... this began when a DHS whistleblower came forward and then alerted us that MS-13 and 18th Street gangs were getting the children, it only took them less than three weeks if you can imagine, to walk me off the site under threat of investigation," Rodas said on the Wednesday edition of the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show. "That's what happened to me."
She said that it was unbelievable that she was the one who suffered retaliation when the HHS's Office of Refugee Resettlement Unaccompanied Children program should have been changed to protect the minors at the border.
"They knew they had a problem," she said. "They could have easily changed the system to make it safe for children. And instead, they decided to silence me when I brought these concerns. These are grave concerns."
On Tuesday, Rodas and fellow whistleblower Deborah White participated in a roundtable discussion about the exploitation of missing migrant children. It was hosted by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis.
Rodas said during her testimony that unaccompanied migrant children are funneled through a network of U.S. government agencies, contractors and nongovernmental organizations. She said that people working for these agencies and organizations have little or no training on how to protect children from trafficking or abuse.
She said that the Office of Refugee Resettlement Unaccompanied Children program is falsely advertised as a family reunification program.
"Less than 40% of the children are going to their parents," Rodas said.
She said that in 2021 it was revealed that MS-13 gang members were sponsoring some of these unaccompanied migrant children that have come to the U.S. southern border.
The Department of Justice identifies the gang MS-13 as "well-organized" and "heavily involved in lucrative illegal enterprises" and "being notorious for its use of violence to achieve its objectives."
Johnson during the roundtable discussion asked Rodas if U.S. government agencies are willingly allowing children to be placed in the hands of MS-13 due to the overwhelming state of the open border policies under the Biden administration. "Yes, senator," Rodas responded. "I wish I could tell you differently."
Whistleblower White said on the John Solomon Reports podcast that the federal effort to find children safe shelter once in America was rushed like an assembly line, raising the risk that children got placed in unsafe shelters or with sponsors who weren’t properly vetted.
“The mantra was speed over safety,” White said.
Multiple Republican lawmakers have criticized the Biden administration's open border policies, arguing that those policies are the reason all this abuse and trafficking is occurring.
Last year it was reported that the Biden administration lost track of about 85,000 children who entered the U.S. without an adult.
"If I had not seen it with my own eyes, I do not believe I could accept that the government is responsible for using billions of taxpayer dollars annually to put children into the homes of gang members," Rodas told Just the News. "It's unthinkable. It's shameful."
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Given the huge numbers involved it is understandable that some children would fall through the cracks. Doesn't mean pointing it out should be cause for retaliation.
[NEWARAB] Moroccan opposition figure and former minister Mohammed Ziane has been sentenced to five years in prison while serving a three-year term in another case, his lawyer said on Saturday.
The former Rabat bar association president was convicted on charges of "embezzlement and squandering of public funds", the lawyer Ali Reda Ziane, who is also his son, told AFP.
The charges relate to funds the Moroccan Liberal Party (PML)
…also known as the Liberal Moroccan Party. As far as I can tell it’s been a very minor party since splitting off from the center-right monarchist Constitutional Union Party in 2002…
- of which Mohammed Ziane was founder and chief - received in a 2015 electoral campaign.
"This is a form of life sentence for an 81-year-old man while legally nothing has been proven", said the lawyer, who plans to appeal the ruling.
Ziane, who was human rights One man's rights are another man's existential threat. minister between 1995 and 1996, has been in detention since November 2022, after being sentenced the three years on appeal.
The opposition figure had become known in recent years for statements criticising the authorities in Morocco, particularly the intelligence services.
He said he was being judged "because of his opinions".
The proceedings follow an interior ministry complaint on seven counts, among them contempt of public officials and justice, insults against a constituted body, defamation, adultery and sexual harassment.
In the same case, the financial crimes chamber of the Rabat appeals court sentenced the PML treasurer and a party administrative employee to five years in prison and one year in prison plus a one-year suspended sentence, respectively.
[JPost] The official further explained to Israel Hayom that "the Houthis use tens of millions of Yemenis as human shields when they send a rocket and kill an Israeli civilian."
A former Houthi official told Israel Hayom in an exclusive Sunday report that the Yemeni group's terrorist attack on Israel, where it launched a drone that killed one and wounded others in Tel Aviv, "was a grave mistake."
The former official told the Israeli source that "it would have been possible to support the Palestinians financially, with a media campaign or with humanitarian aid like other Arab countries. On the other hand, the Houthis' pursuit of a direct confrontation with Israel is a step that endangers the civilian population in the country, which is already suffering from a humanitarian crisis."
The official further explained to Israel Hayom that "the Houthis use tens of millions of Yemenis as human shields when they send a rocket and kill an Israeli civilian. They will cause the ports to go bankrupt. Israel is not like Britain and the USA, which attack (only) military targets" - implying that Israel deliberately strikes civilian targets.
In game theory that’s called a Tit For Tat strategy… but Israel escalated the punishment side to help the Houthis grasp the lesson.
"The conflict is between Israel and the Palestinians. We do not have a direct conflict with Israel."
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The former official also admitted that the pro-Iranian terrorist group doesn't even have an air defense system capable of protecting their country.
"They are sending these rockets when they are unable to shoot down even one Israeli plane," he continued, expressing fear that Israel might impose a naval and air blockade on Yemen - and that the civilian population would pay the price.
The Israeli strikes on the Houthis on Hodeidah, which occurred the day before the Israel Hayom report was published, came in response to the Houthi drone strike in Tel Aviv.
The operation took two hours and 50 minutes for the IDF F-15s, F-35s, and other fighter jets, which carried out around ten airstrikes.
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I can't find my shocked face for some reason.
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Too late for that. Iran’s Houthi sock puppets made their choice. Now they get to enjoy very thorough consequences as the Israeli Air Force stretches its wings. And the Biden administration’s Department of Defense gets to continue sitting on their hands, as ordered.
[GEO.TV] Saudi Arabia, a major foreign player in Yemen's nearly decade-long civil war, urged restraint on Sunday in the wake of an Israeli strike that the Houthi rebels said killed 6 people.
The Israeli attack which hit the Houthi-controlled city of Hodeida, "aggravates the current tension in the region and halts the ongoing efforts to end the war in Gaza," the Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement.
That’s certainly one interpretation…
It "called on all parties to exercise maximum restrain and to distance the region and its people from the dangers of war."
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The United Nations (UN) expressed deep concern over the Israeli Air Force strike on Hodeida in western Yemen. The corresponding statement was issued by the office of the head of the world organization.
Secretary-General António Guterres called on the parties to exercise maximum restraint and avoid harm to civilians and infrastructure.
According to preliminary information, there are casualties as a result of the airstrikes, more than 80 people were injured in the attack, and significant damage was caused to civilian infrastructure.
As reported by Regnum News Agency , on July 20, Israel carried out direct airstrikes on Houthi positions in Yemen for the first time. The Israeli Air Force attacked fuel depots in the port city of Hodeida in western Yemen. According to Al Arabiya TV channel, the strike was carried out by 12 Israeli combat aircraft. Among them were F-35s.
The attack on Yemen's Hodeida port was a direct response to the Houthi drone strike on Tel Aviv and hundreds of other attacks. Israel will defend itself by any means necessary, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said .
Yemen's Houthis have vowed to respond to IDF airstrikes on Hodeida. The Ansar Allah movement's Supreme Political Council stressed that Israel's attack will only strengthen Yemeni support for the Palestinians.
[JPost] Article title is bullshit. Hamas is at fault, for kidnapping and keeping them as hostages/human shields in harms' way.
The IDF confirmed on Monday that two hostages, Alexander Dancyg and Yagev Buchshtab, are dead and that they were probably mistakenly killed by IDF forces during battles in Khan Yunis some months ago.
The deaths of human shields are the responsibility of those hiding behind them.
Dancyg, 76, was kidnapped on October 7 from Kibbutz Nir Oz, and Buchshtab, 35, was seized from Kibbutz Nirim. Dancyg, born in Poland, was a historian and a Holocaust educator.
Buchshtab and his wife, Rimon Kirsht Buchshtab, 36, who worked in alternative medicine, were taken hostage from Nirim on October 7. She was released from captivity on November 28 as part of a hostage-prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas.
The IDF operated in Khan Yunis from December 1 until April 7.
On March 10, Hamas issued an update that the two hostages had been killed. However, Hamas has engaged in a variety of psychological warfare tactics. While there are cases where the IDF has mistakenly killed hostages, there are dozens of cases where Hamas killed hostages they were detaining and then later tried to blame the IDF.
The military had therefore not accepted Hamas’s March announcement – until now.
However, the IDF recently acquired new unspecified intelligence, which, combined with Hamas’s announcement and other information, confirmed that the two hostages are in fact dead.
Despite the announcement coming on the same day that the IDF is calling for an evacuation of Palestinians from Khan Yunis, seemingly in preparation for a re-invasion of the area, the military said there was no connection between the two events.
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Photos and mini-bios of several of the soldiers at the link.
[IsraelTimes] A photographer joins a majority-Muslim IDF unit along Gaza’s southern border and shares the pain of this dedicated group of fighters and trackers as they mourn their war losses.
Last month, I journeyed to the southern border of Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... to join the IDF’s Bedouin battalion, Gadsar 585. This unique unit, operating in the desert terrain of Israel’s south, has played a critical role in the country’s defense for decades. The battalion, mostly composed of Bedouin Moslems, stands out for its diverse makeup and its soldiers’ deep-rooted connection to the land they defend.
On the morning of October 7, while on leave and replaced by another unit, they were abruptly called into action as Hamas ..one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbund millipede,... ’s devastating onslaught unfolded, which ultimately saw 1,200 people murdered in southern Israel, mostly civilians, and 251 kidnapped to the Gaza Strip.
Despite the chaos, the intrinsic understanding of the terrain by Gadsar 585 troops proved crucial in responding to the crisis in the Kerem Shalom region.
The idea of Moslems serving in the IDF might not align with many preconceived notions. Yet, this is one of the defining features of Gadsar 585. In addition to the Bedouin majority, the battalion also includes Jewish, Arab Israeli, and Christian soldiers.
In conversations with the Moslem soldiers, it became clear that the horrific actions of Hamas on October 7 and beyond are antithetical to the values of Islam that they hold dear. Battalion commander Nader Iada passionately asserted that there is nothing in Islam or the Koran that justifies the atrocities of murder, rape, and kidnapping committed by Hamas.
"They [the terrorists] are not Moslems," Iada stated firmly, rejecting any association of their actions with true Islamic teachings.
Since the establishment of Israel in 1948, Bedouin Israelis have consistently fought for the country. The term "Bedouin" comes from the Arabic word "Badawi," meaning people of the land and the desert. For centuries, the Bedouins have lived in and with the desert, a way of life that gives them a unique perspective and connection to their environment.
Gadsar 585, which has always operated in the southern Gaza border region, exemplifies this connection. The battalion’s soldiers are not just fighters; they are stewards of the land, drawing on generations of knowledge to navigate and protect it.
Iada emphasized their enduring commitment: "We are connected to the land; this is our country and home, and we will keep fighting to protect it." He highlighted how these values are deeply ingrained, as Bedouins continue to raise their children with a sense of duty and respect for the land they defend.
Beyond their military duties, the soldiers receive support in various forms—Hebrew lessons, driving classes, leadership seminars, and opportunities to complete their high school education. Scholarships and mentorship programs further assist them in transitioning to civilian life after their service.
[GEO.TV] As per Israeli media, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has threatened the United States that it would "dismantle the Paleostinian Authority, including all its institutions and economy," if the US imposed sanctions on the hard boy Israeli ministers including himself.
In response to their policy of expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, media reported, the US administration is mulling about imposing sanctions on the national security minister and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Al Jazeera reported.
"The very act of imposing sanctions on Israeli citizens by the American administration, which has already begun, constitutes a severe violation of Israeli illusory sovereignty," the Jerusalem Post quoted Ben-Gvir as saying.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[NEWARAB] Moroccan opposition figure and former minister 
[GEO.TV] Saudi Arabia, a major foreign player in Yemen's nearly decade-long civil war, urged restraint on Sunday in the wake of an Israeli strike that the Houthi rebels said killed 6 people.
..one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbund millipede,...
