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Rep. Luna Introduces Bill for DNA Testing to Combat Child Trafficking and Fake Migrant Families at Southern Border

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna introduced two immigration bills aimed at cracking down on fake migrant families crossing the southern border and significantly increasing penalties for employers hiring ineligible workers.

“Today, Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) introduced a legislative package that aims to combat child trafficking and the hiring of illegal migrants in our country,” Luna said in a press release Friday.

The first, termed the Family Reunification Act, mandates rapid DNA testing for all families detained at the U.S.-Mexico border. This measure seeks to verify familial relationships and prevent child trafficking, reinstating a policy previously enforced during the Trump administration but discontinued under Joe Biden.

“DNA rapid testing works,

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