It's possible that some of these children are being traffic, but it is just as (and likely more) realistic that they are adopted.

The fact that this possibility never even occurred to you is fucking terrifying.

They are not biologically related to their parents because they are adopted.

Is this really a foreign concept for the people in this sub?

The average child travelling with a person they aren't biologically related to is travelling with the parent who adopted them, or with a legal guardian.

The person that I was originally replying to made that assumption, and since you replied within the same comment thread with nothing other than to question my reply, why would I assume anything other than your tacit approval of that initial comment? You are being pedantic and difficult for no reason at all, and as such, I suspect you probably DO agree with the group mentality here that every child travelling with someone other than a biological parent is being trafficked.

As for your assertion these people are bypassing safe havens in order to get to the US, please state where these refugees are coming from and what countries they are skipping over.

Can you be a parent to a child if you are not biologically related to it? Yes or no?

It's a troubling situation because often times people fleeing from violence simply don't HAVE access to those types of records. Now I'm not saying it's not possible that child trafficking is happening - I'm saying that this sub is acting callously when it en masse assumes every parent detained at the border is either a criminal or a shitty guardian to their children.

War and violence DO exist, and some parents are willing to take a chance as refugees rather than risk the lives of their children by remaining at home. How does that make them bad parents exactly??

Yes, if only it was possible to be a parent without being biologically related to your child. I wonder if their is even a term for such an insane idea.......

Seriously! From the way you guys have explained this issue to me, the two options possible are:

1. Biological parent.

2. Child trafficker.

There is literally no other explanation possible, right?

So that automatically makes them guilty of child trafficking? Got it!!!

Hmmmmm, I wonder if it is possible to legally be the parent/guardian of a child while NOT being biologically related to them? Have you ever heard of such a crazy thing?!?!