 Its impact was also considered minor compared to the actual size of the human trafficking industry between Latin America and the USA.The operation was criticized for not taking into account the crisis of child migrants crossing the border.When starting the operations, Homeland Security assumed that Mexican cartels were the main actors of the cross-border human smuggling, with special agent Oscar Hagelsieb stating to the press «We've been able to trace millions of dollars going into the Reynosa area.