Tag Archives: human trafficking

Immigration Tsunami Swallows Illinois, “Refugee Tent Cities” Planned

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

The massive wave of illegal immigration coming across the U.S.-Mexico border is hitting Illinois and Chicago particularly hard, with authorities considering a plan to erect giant “refugee” tent cities to handle the influx. More than 1,500 migrants are currently staying in police stations across Chicago and ten times that many are spread across 16 shelters operated by the city.

Posted in Child Exploitation, Federal, IFI News, Illinois Politics | Tagged Andre Vasquez, Associated Press, Biden Administration, Brandon Johnson, Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, Communist China, Communist Chinese military operatives, Eric Adams, Florida, Governer Pritzker, human trafficking, illegal immigrants, Illinois, immigration, Immigration Tsunami Swallows Illinois, Islamic jihadists, Mark Morgan, Mary Miller, migrants, National Security, New York City, open border, Police, Randy Fine, taxpayers, tent city, Thomas Homan, “Refugee Tent Cities” Planned | Comments Off

A Follow Up Critique: Sound of Freedom (Part 2)

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

Tim Ballard has recently become a celebrated hero in the war on sex trafficking through the film “The Sound of Freedom”, which portrays his life and the organization he founded, Operation Underground Railroad. As you know the IFI has long been a champion of anything which supports Christian values and which strengthens and supports the traditional family, and certainly coming against child pornography and child sex trafficking is consistent with that mission. But as members of our staff have researched Tim Ballard and his organization OUR, many concerning facts have come to light.

Posted in Education, Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture, Media Watch, Sexuality | Tagged 13th Amendment, age of consent, American Crime Journal, Anne T. Gallagher, Anti-Trafficking Review, Booker T. Washington, civil war, Earl Venton Buchanan, Foreign Policy, Gerald Mole, human trafficking, International Justice Mission, International Planned Parenthood Federation, John Jay College, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Human Trafficking Task Force, Lynn Packer, Meg Conley, NGO, Non-Governmental Organization, Office to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking, Operation Underground Railroad, OUR, Polaris Project, Slate, Sound of Freedom?, Sound of Freedom? – Part 2, Tim Ballard, Trump, U.S. State Department, United Nations, Utah’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force | Comments Off

Border Crisis Leading to Human Trafficking and Other Disasters

Posted on December 13, 2021 by David E Smith

The crisis along the US-Mexican border continues with little effort from the Biden administration to stop the flood. In September, Del Rio, Texas, was nearly overrun when 30,000 illegal immigrants poured over the border into the town. This action meant illegal immigrants almost outnumbered actual citizens and, as a result, Del Rio’s public areas and living conditions deteriorated noticeably.

Posted in Federal | Tagged André Manuel López Obrador, border control, Dick Durbin, Fox News Channel, Greg Abbott, Homeland Security, human trafficking, illegal immigrants, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Joe Biden, Kevin Lilly, Ron DeSantis, Stop the Surge Act of 2021, Tammy Duckworth, Ted Cruz, Tucker Carlson | Comments Off

Trafficking Expert and Survivor Speaks Out Against Repeal of Parental Notice of Abortion Act

Posted on April 12, 2021 by David E Smith

During the spring General Assembly’s legislative session, Democrat state lawmakers introduced the Repeal the Parental Notice of Abortion Act (HB 1797 and SB 2190). Parents for the Protection of Girls hosted a press conference in opposition to the bill which featured powerful testimony from Laura Lederer, an attorney who’s studied human trafficking for more than 20 years, and Dr. Brook Bello, a pastoral clinical counselor and human trafficking survivor.

The bill would repeal current state law requiring young women under the age of 18 seeking an abortion to notify a parent, legal guardian, or grandparent at least 48 …

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged ACLU, Anna Moeller, Barrack Obama, Dr. Brook Bello, Dr. Brook Parker-Bello, Elgie Sims, Emanuel Chris Welch, Human Rights Watch, human trafficking, Laura J. Lederer, Parental Notice of Abortion Act, Parents for the Protection of Girls, Planned Parenthood | Comments Off

Human Trafficking, Humanity, and History

Posted on September 24, 2020 by David E Smith

In recent years some organizations and movements on the left have placed a greater emphasis on the role of slavery in our nation’s past. To their view, this “original” sin surrounding the nation’s beginnings cast a permanent pall that cannot ever be overcome. Black Lives Matter (BLM) and The 1619 Project are two of the most prominent examples of this, but neither seek to engage and end slavery for its present-day victims.

Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Adiele Afigbo, Black Lives Matter, human trafficking, Michael Pompeo, Nwaubani Ogogo, The 1619 Project, Trafficking in Persons, U.S. State Department | Comments Off

The #MeToo Generation We’re Still Not Seeing

Posted on January 15, 2020 by David E Smith

We have slavery in our midst. The following are all true stories. No names have been changed: ... These are not outlying scenarios. This is the new face of human trafficking - also called modern slavery - in America. It's happening in our cities, in our suburbs, and even in our schools during lunch and after school hours...

Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture, Pornography, Sanctity of Life, Sexuality | Tagged Blind Eyes Opened, commercial sex, Geoffrey Rogers, human trafficking, Kevin Malone, modern slavery, sex-trafficking, Ships of Tarshish Films, U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking | Comments Off

The Scourge of Human Trafficking Demands Another Appomattox

Posted on January 18, 2019 by David E Smith

The bloodiest war that the United States ever fought did not take place on a foreign battlefield but raged on American soil, as brother took up arms against brother over the issue of slavery. The war began with the bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861, and ended in the Spring of 1865, when Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. The modest brick structure standing forlornly in a field in central Virginia belies the magnitude of the human tragedy, with an estimated 620,000 killed—almost as many as in all …

Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged Appomattox Courthouse, Backpage.com, Carl Ferrer, Chuck Schumer, Department of Homeland Security, Donald Trump, FBI, human trafficking, involuntary servitude, Marinus Analytics, Nancy Pelosi, National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, Robert E. Lee, Slavery, Thirteenth Amendment, Ulysses S. Grant | Comments Off

Law Enforcement Agrees: The Media’s Border Denialism is Absurd

Posted on January 16, 2019 by David E Smith

Somehow, it’s only cool to care about humanitarian and national security problems of other countries, but not our own or even those of the country just south of us. The reason? Because it implicates the agenda of illegal immigration.

Posted in Federal | Tagged Arizona Sheriff’s Association, Border Patrol, Border Wall, counterterrorism, drug cartels, human rights, human trafficking, Jaeson Jones, Jalisco cartel, Mac Thornberry, Mark Dannels, Mark Napier, National Security, Texas Department of Public Safety | Comments Off

Republican Convention Adopts New Platform Language

Posted on August 29, 2012 by David E Smith

Many pro-family leaders are praising the GOP platform for its strong language in a variety of areas. For example, Phyliss Schlafly noted this week in an editorial in the Washington Times that the platform has the successful three-legged stool model that Ronald Reagan won with through strong national defense, economic conservatism and family values.

One item responsible parents will appreciate is the replacement of language opposing child pornography with a broader call for the enforcement of all laws on obscenity. For years various coalitions have been calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to enforce obscenity laws passed by Congress …

Posted in Federal | Tagged child-pornography, Eric Holder, GOP platform, human trafficking, Janet Reno, John Aschroft, obscenity, Phyliss Schlafly, Ronald Reagan | Comments Off