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Clay Higgins: “In 2021 alone, early in the Biden administration, cartels…”

Featuring: Clay Higgins, Republican | U.S. House Louisiana, District 3

'Catch And Release, Lose And Forget' Hearing Held By Oversight Committee Members Led By Clay Higgins

Published September 1, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:42

I hope these financial networks across the world are tuned in today. The scale of this enterprise is staggering. In 2021 alone, early in the Biden administration, cartels made as much as 13 billion in revenue from smuggling people into the United States from Mexico. This trend continued throughout Biden's presidency. By January 2024, cartels were earning 32 million per week. Trafficking migrants across just one stretch of the Texas border was difficult to measure. (02:42–02:56)

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Asserts that cartels made $13 billion in 2021 from smuggling people into the U.S. from Mexico.

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“The Government Accountability Office has repeatedly found that treasury and DHS fail to adequately share financial intelligence relevant to…”
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“15 years ago was accurate, Mr. Deto. How do we break their financial back? How can we put bankers in jail?”
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