‘Pick Up Mexicans at Border and Bring Them Back For for $750 a Pop’: ACU Students Shockingly Recruited On Snapchat To Smuggle Migrants

Immigration and border security has been one of the explosive topics leading up this 2024 presidential election. Maybe that’s what inspired Jason Wolf of The Arizona Republic’s shocking report that in 2022 Arizona Christian University football players, Malakai Robert Samuelu and teammate Meamoni “Junior” Faualo borrowed a car from a teammate to drive to the border to smuggle migrants into the country.Prosecutors declined to press charges, but after an 18-month investigation it was discovered that Samelu and Faualo were just two of several players tied to a much larger scheme.A former player told Wolf that he was recruited on Snapchat to drive migrants from border towns to metro Phoenix.Wolf reports he was paid $1,000 per person, which makes it more clear why any college student would jump at the opportunity.Wolf also reports that prosecutors offen decline to press charges when it comes to illegal border crossings due to “inadequate probable cause” or because the migrants aren’t considered reliable witnesses. Arizona Christian University –Come for the evangelicalism, stay to smuggle migrants.https://t.co/Ypmn8KoUlv pic.twitter.com/OpnOKP3Vnx— Kristin sends Tots & Pears (@TinPhx) September 16, 2024 Migrant Smuggling Is A Rampant Issue For ACU College Football ProgramBut more so, he points out the lack of oversight...