Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow urged congressional hearing members to pass legislation that funds Homeland Security Investigations and other tools he said are needed to help locate missing children.In front of the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance‚ Tebow explained that the number of children who are missing and suffering from sexual abuse is more than twice what he had originally learned."20‚000 boys and girls that have been abused and raped‚ their images and videos have been captured‚ but nobody has been able to identify them‚ they're unknown until someone knows them‚" Tebow told lawmakers. After gathering with representatives of Homeland Security‚ Interpol‚ Google‚ and more‚ Tebow said that he quickly learned that the number "was over 50‚000.""How do we protect them? And that's where Operation Renewed Hope was born‚" he explained. The Tim Tebow Foundation recently announced that it had rescued hundreds of children after a three-week "surge" of investigations into child abuse. Through the operation‚ the foundation successfully located "311 probable identifications of previously unknown victims‚ including 14 positive contacts and confirmed the rescue of several victims from active abuse."The number was updated to 316 by the time of the hearing a week later. "Why would we not give as much if not more resources to the frontline heroes that are going after the most vulnerable boys and girls on the planet?" Tebow asked. "Operation Renewed Hope identified that 316‚ and out of all those that were rescued more than half of them were right here in the U.S.‚ and when you extrapolate those numbers that means that there's thousands of boys and girls that are starving for hope in our backyard and we have the chance to bring hope to those that are starving for it‚" he added. \u26a0\ufe0f Viewer Discretion Advised: \u201cVoice for the Voiceless\u201d House Judiciary Committee Hearing Testimony on behalf of child sexual abuse victims \n\nLast night‚ I got a message from a girl who has been rescued and she said‚ \u201cthank you so much for speaking up for us\u201d\u2026and it was\u2026 — (@) Tebow's foundation said that it hopes to build a bill for congressional approval that helps fund tools to locate missing children. Chief among these tools is the International Child Sexual Exploitation database‚ operated by Interpol.The system uses digital‚ visual‚ and audio content of photographs and videos to try and identify clues to where a child may be located. It also identifies overlaps in system data about any existing cases."Using image and video comparison software‚ investigators are instantly able to make connections between victims‚ abusers‚ and places‚" Interpol said.The former college football star's foundation is asking supporters to send a letter to Congress with a form's prewritten text revealing more about what the foundation hopes to achieve through legislation."The workforce fighting these crimes simply isn’t big enough ... It is imperative that Congress takes proactive measures to expand law enforcement's ability to identify child victims‚ investigate‚ and prosecute offenders at scale‚" the text read.The foundation urged Congress to support legislation that focuses "victim identification within law enforcement" and funding that deploys analysts internationally. Additionally‚ it asked to expand HSI and Interpol's training capabilities because "American victims' images are shared by computers around the world."Lastly‚ the foundation wishes to modernize the ICSE database to "keep pace" with the growing issue of child exploitation."The safety and well-being of our children must be a top priority‚ and I implore you to take meaningful action to address this urgent issue. These children are waiting‚" the form added.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

After a Rhode Island court suspended most of an illegal alien's five-year sentence for indecent solicitation of a child‚ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers last month went after and arrested the "unlawfully present" 45-year-old Nigerian citizen‚ ICE said.What are the details?The Nigerian citizen entered the U.S in New York‚ New York‚ on a non-immigrant tourist visa in May 2017‚ the agency said‚ adding that he violated the terms of his visa by remaining in the U.S. beyond the authorized time limit.Rhode Island State Police arrested the Nigerian in July 2019 on the charge of indecent solicitation of a child‚ ICE said.But after Rhode Island’s Providence Superior Court convicted the Nigerian national of the charge and sentenced him to five years in prison with six months of home confinement in May 2022‚ ICE said the court then suspended four and a half years of the sentence.More from the agency:Under Rhode Island state law‚ indecent solicitation of a child penalizes the conduct of soliciting a person under age 18‚ or someone the defendant believes is under age 18‚ to engage in various conduct related to child sexual abuse material; possession‚ creation or dissemination of obscene material; prostitution or any form of sexual conduct. Rhode Island law categorizes the offense as both a felony and a sex offense.After becoming aware of the convicted sex offender’s presence‚ deportation officers with ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations arm in Boston located and arrested him without incident on Feb.15 in Rumford‚ Rhode Island‚ the agency said.“Rhode Island is safer with this noncitizen sexual offender off of the streets‚” ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons said‚ according to ICE. “His presence in the community posed a threat to public safety. ERO Boston remains committed to prioritizing the removal of egregious predators from our New England communities.”The convicted sex offender will be held in ICE custody pending a hearing before an immigration judge with the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review‚ the agency said. ICE indicated that the EOIR is a separate entity from the Department of Homeland Security and ICE‚ adding that immigration judges in these courts make rulings based on the merits of each individual case‚ determining if a noncitizen is subject to a final order of removal or eligible for certain forms of relief from removal.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Just last week‚ Riley Gaines joined Joe Rogan on “The Joe Rogan Experience” to discuss the intimate details of her time competing against trans swimmer Lia Thomas. At the National Championship‚ “we were told we fully had to treat this person as a woman‚” said Gaines. But most people already knew that. What they might not know is who else was competing in the same tournament. “We had another athlete who was transitioning‚ but this athlete is a female who was then self-identifying as a man ... and we were told we fully had to treat this person as a man‚” she explained. Of the “top eight women in the entire country‚ you've got a 6’ 4" man in a women's swimsuit with the bulge next to a woman wearing only a speedo with nothing covering her top.” “This is the freakin’ twilight zone‚” Gaines told Rogan‚ who looked horrified. Playing along with gender politics only lasted for so long‚ though. The day after Thomas “swam the 500 freestyle and won a national title‚ beating out Olympians ... [and] American record-holders ... by body lengths‚” Gaines had to compete against him in the 200 freestyle. “We get on the blocks‚ dive off‚ swim eight laps of freestyle‚ touch the ball at the end. I look up at the scoreboard‚ and almost impossibly enough‚ Joe‚ we had gone the exact same time‚ meaning‚ of course‚ we had tied‚” said Gaines. “You can’t tell me that’s not divine intervention.” However‚ when the two went to the award podium‚ something utterly incomprehensible happened. “The official looks at both of us and says‚ ‘Great job you two‚ but you tied and we only have one trophy‚ so we're gonna give the trophy to Lia‚'" Gaines said‚ as a look that can only be described as flabbergasted spread over Rogan’s face. Gaines’ first words upon hearing this were‚ “Isn't this everything that Title 9 was passed to prevent from happening?” But‚ of course‚ the presenter didn’t have an answer — not a legitimate one anyway. “We’re actually just doing this in chronological order‚” was his first excuse. Not his smoothest answer‚ as “G comes before T‚” Gaines said‚ which she pointed out to the man. “Finally‚ he realized that he didn't have a justification ... This official looked at me and said‚ ‘Riley‚ I am so sorry‚ but we have been advised as an organization that when photos are being taken‚ it's crucial that the trophy is in Lia’s hands ... Lia takes the trophy home‚”’ but “‘we can eventually mail you one.”’ To hear more‚ watch the clip below. Want more from Dave Rubin?To enjoy more honest conversations‚ free speech‚ and big ideas with Dave Rubin‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Congress will introduce new legislation Wednesday that aims to address postal carriers' safety concerns amid a nationwide robbery trend‚ the Associated Press reported.Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)‚ the legislation's lead sponsor in the House‚ will introduce the Protect Our Letter Carriers Act this week to respond to a recent uptick in robberies targeting postal workers. TOMORROW \u27a1\ufe0f the Protect Our Letter Carriers Act will be introduced in Congress to protect letter carriers from violent crime while they are on the job. #EnoughIsEnough — (@) Fitzpatrick stated that the bipartisan legislation "provides resources to protect our dedicated postal service workers while making sure we are punishing criminals to the fullest extent of the law‚" the AP reported. If passed‚ it would speed up the replacement of the U.S. Postal Service's mailbox keys‚ known as "arrow keys‚" with electronic versions to deter thieves. According to the AP‚ the updated keys will have no value to crooks.According to Brian Renfroe‚ the president of the National Association of Letter Carriers‚ the bill would also require 93 U.S. attorneys to assign a prosecutor to pursue postal crimes. Renfroe noted that the legislation will reexamine sentencing guidelines for various postal crimes.Renfroe addressed NALC members and supporters in Oklahoma City last month about the uptick in robberies‚ calling the incidents "unacceptable ... appalling ... and out of control.""Nearly every day‚ we learn of another incident of violence against a letter carrier‚" he stated. "Targeted armed robbery‚ assault‚ shootings — and yes‚ even murder — has become part of our job."According to records obtained from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and reviewed by the AP‚ postal carrier robberies increased 30% last year‚ and the number of robberies that resulted in injury doubled.USPS spokesperson Jeff Adams told the news outlet that letter carrier robberies dropped 19% over the past five months. He noted that there has been a 73% increase in arrests for letter carrier robberies so far in fiscal year 2024.Postmaster General Louis DeJoy stated‚ "We have been unrelenting in our pursuit of criminals who target postal employees and the U.S. mail. The efforts of our postal inspectors and law enforcement partners have yielded positive results."At a rally held in Jacksonville‚ Jim Thigpenn‚ the president of the USPS North Florida Branch 53‚ explained that the attacks on postal carriers are not random."Every single neighborhood [has been affected]; we've had situations where it happened on the Northside‚ and then a half hour later‚ it happened on the Westside in one day‚" he explained. "This is just not tied to a certain side of town or anything like that. It's more of a targeted type of situation."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

It's hard to make a sci-fi game stick out. Videogames are so fond of the future as a setting that it often feels like audiences have seen every version of it there is. And yet‚ Nobody Wants to Die‚ an upcoming sci-fi detective game that looks to take as much inspiration from Cyberpunk 2077 and Deus Ex as LA Noire and Dishonored‚ is immediately eye catching‚ thanks to a distinctive style and the hook of its ethically complicated premise. Continue reading Cyberpunk 2077 gets spiritual successor in stunning new detective game

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