Indonesian babies were trafficked to Singapore. What happens to them now?

In one 2019 remark, Talarico famously called Obama the "deporter-in-chief." His past comments have left some observers believing his record makes the case for him.

"We respectfully ask that, in making this decision, consideration be given to the fact that both our son and our family are victims of the circumstances surrounding this case." David and his wife Ally had previously told the BBC that they had no idea the child they adopted from Indonesia could have been trafficked.

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They also compare Talarico's significant fundraising to Paxton's, highlighting the close race in Texas. Like progressives in the party, Talarico has called on lawmakers to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has characterized voter ID requirements as a method to rig elections and, in the past, even criticized President Barack Obama’s record on immigration.

27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo) "Talarico is a true radical and fully committed to defunding the police, knocking down President Trump's border wall and welcoming millions of illegal aliens into America," Kraft added. Speaking to BBC Indonesian after the verdict, Ai Maryanti, a commissioner with Indonesia's independent child protection commission, said that as the children's true identities have still not been established, their "best interests have not been given sufficient consideration".

With a framework that is designed with "substantial safeguards upfront" including numerous checks, "adoption orders in Singapore are generally treated as final", said Derek Choo, an associate director with PKWA Law Practice.

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During a 2019 interview following a visit to border enforcement, James Talarico, candidate for U.S. It violates a lot of the values we have as Texans." Texas spent roughly $800 million on border security in 2019, according to the state’s legislative budget board. What happens to them now? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vgeredvlgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss 2026-07-23T23:19:58.000Z Watch: A baby trafficking ring has been convicted - but what now for the babies? At least 12 babies are believed to be in Singapore already (file picture) Indonesian authorities still have not identified all of the children's birth parents.

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This is a systemic problem that even the Border Patrol agents identified as something morally wrong and something that needed to be solved," Talarico said in an interview. Then they were told he may have been trafficked This is foremost in the minds of the adoptive parents in Singapore taking care of the babies. "Suppose a child is recognised as a trafficking victim and returned to Indonesia, but nobody here knows who the biological parents are because our evidentiary system is weak," said Puteri.

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"How are we spending close to a billion dollars every year on border security when these border patrol agents told us firsthand they didn’t have the resources, basic logistical items that would help the situation better for them and for the people being held?" Talarico said. Speaking to the BBC after the verdict, David, the Singaporean parent whom we interviewed previously, said he wanted both governments to make a decision soon.