‘Sound of Freedom’ hero slams Biden border policies for ‘incentivizing traffickers’

A former US agent whose story was depicted in the harrowing thriller “Sound of Freedom” blasted President Biden’s border policies for “incentivizing traffickers.”

Tim Ballard, who started anti-sex trafficking organization Operation Underground Railroad some 10 years ago, argued the border situation is bleak.

“The border policies that we have in this country are actually incentivizing traffickers,” Ballard told Fox News. “If you’re an unaccompanied minor coming into this country and you’re released to anyone, this is very dangerous.”

“Sound of Freedom” tells the story of Ballard’s effort to save children from sex traffickers in Columbia. and he attended a private screening on Capitol Hill last Tuesday hosted by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).

McCarthy hailed the film and voiced optimism it could inspire Congress to better crack down on human trafficking.

“Human trafficking should not be a partisan issue, we need to save our children,” McCarthy told Fox News. “And this film, I hope, would inspire both people on both sides of the aisle to realize what needs to get done to solve this problem.”

Lawmakers from both parties were invited to the screening, but no Democrat in the lower chamber took up that offer.

According to McCarthy, one of the first steps to better curtail human trafficking is more robust border security.

“The first thing you really want to do is secure the border because right now many children are being trafficked into America because they believe the border to be open,” McCarthy said.

“Sound of Freedom” has gotten some criticism for helping fuel conspiracy theorists — like followers of QAnon — something Ballard stressed has “zero connection to the actual story.”

So far, the flick has amassed over $140 million domestically, according to Box Office Mojo. It was released in early July.

Between 600,000 and 800,000 individuals are believed to be trafficked through international borders annually, roughly half of whom are children, the State Department estimates.

But gauging the prevalence of human trafficking is difficult given its black market nature.

Multiple Republicans have excoriated the Biden administration over reports it lost track of 85,000 migrant children over the past two years.

In May, the GOP-led House passed a bill to ratchet up border security measures; the Senate has yet to hold a vote on it.

“I wish the Senate would take it up,” McCarthy said.