U.S. investigates "child bride" cases among Afghan evacuees
U.S. authorities are now investigating the cases of so-called "child brides" among the Afghans who fled Afghanistan in the past few weeks and are now in U.S. custody both inside the U.S. and in facilities abroad.
CBS News has learned that "several" Afghan women and girls who were evacuated to facilities in the United Arab Emirates have told officials that their families forced them into marriage outside of the Kabul airport so that they could be eligible for evacuation.
A senior State Department official said authorities are taking the claims seriously and investigating. Human trafficking is a federal crime and also illegal in every state. It is not clear how the U.S. would handle the case of an Afghan evacuee found guilty of child trafficking.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-investigates-child-bride-cases-among-afghans-who-fled-afghanistan/
[They] can't sweep this under the rug.
Biden Admin is guilty of child trafficking.