They’re back, begging with babies on steaming hot streets and sidewalks. And they want your sympathy and cash. A group of women first exposed by the I-Team last year has resurfaced in Manhattan, using young children to panhandle, despite promises by Mayor Bill de Blasio to take action.

Weeks after NBC New York’s I-Team uncovered concerns about widespread immigration fraud in Queens Family Court, federal investigators have uncovered signs of possible criminal activity and are expanding their probe into the alleged scheme, the I-Team has learned.

A federal law intended to protect abused child victims of sex trafficking is being exploited as a shortcut to legal immigration status, Queens Family Court insiders charge.