Dog Adoption Had Higher Standards Than Child Sponsorship | GUARD Testifies Before Congress

“A retired border patrol agent told me the requirements to adopt a dog that was about to be euthanized were higher than the standards for an adult to sponsor a child.”
— Ali Hopper, Co-Founder of GUARD Against Trafficking

In this jaw-dropping moment from her congressional testimony, Ali exposes the shocking lack of background checks and vetting for sponsors of unaccompanied migrant children — a failure that enabled unprecedented levels of trafficking and abuse.