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Human-smuggling networks

Human-smuggling networks using various routes to move people into the United States

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Jan 26, 2026
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why are there illegal entries into the US?

happen because a mix of push factors that drive people to leave their homes, pull factors that make the U.S. an attractive destination, and operational realities at the border — including enforcement ...

Jan 28, 2026

What do independent analyses (Pew, Migration Policy Institute, Cato) conclude about whether Biden's policies changed enforcement capacity at the border?

Independent analyses reach different but complementary conclusions: ’s deep dive argues did not reduce and in many metrics increased arrests, detentions, and removals , while documents a system under ...