Anthony Aguero exposes the reality of the border crisis to Voz Media: 'Migrant girls arrive completely destroyed, before crossing they have been raped by multiple individuals'
The freelance reporter witnessed firsthand the plight of minors trafficked by coyotes: "One 12-year-old girl had more than 62 different DNA samples on her body."
Independent reporter Anthony Aguero, who documents the reality of the border crisis in Arizona, shared with Voz Media the firsthand testimonies that confirm the gravity of the child trafficking situation on the southern border.
Aguero, who is also the founder of Border Network News and host of "Border Wars," recounted his tough personal experience covering what happens daily on the border. Among the most inconceivable and heartbreaking things he reported is that "migrant girls arrive completely destroyed, before crossing they have been raped by multiple individuals":
'Children arrive drugged to prevent them from speaking'
Aguero recounted how small children (some do not even know how to walk) are taken by traffickers while they cross the border to enter the country. Most of the individuals who take the children do not have the ability to answer questions as simple as the child's date of birth or who their mother is:
The reporter also commented that the majority of traffickers are men and that children are drugged and sedated to prevent them from alerting the authorities that they have been kidnapped:
The situation is something that is evident daily on the border. The reporter commented that the decision made by The Biden administration to eliminate DNA tests has been a key factor in making the situation worse every day, since it leaves Border Patrol without the power to carry out relevant tests or to detain criminals:
Watch the full interview here: