WASHINGTON—Cross the border into the United States with a child, claim asylum, and you’re home-free.
That’s the message smugglers and migrants are hearing, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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A Border Patrol agent takes down information of a man and his son who crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into the United States in Hidalgo County, Texas, on May 26, 2017. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
