A Viral Story Claims an ICE Worker Was Caught in a Child Sex Trafficking Sting. The Truth Is Much Stranger.
Reason Magazine • 2/11/2026
Summary
A viral story claims that an ICE worker was caught in a child sex trafficking sting. The situation is described as being misconstrued, similar to how ICE misleads about deportation stings.
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