Senate Report and Hearing on Care of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children (Washington Update, August 22, 2018)

by | Aug 22, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update

On August 15, Rob Portman (R-OH) and Tom Carper (D-DE), Chair and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, issued a staff report, Oversight of the Care of Unaccompanied Alien Children. The administration responded with strong objections to the report. See Senate Investigation: Government Fails to Keep Tabs on Unaccompanied Migrant Kids after They Leave Its Care (Washington Post, 8/16/8). The subcommittee held a hearing about the topic on August 16, with witnesses from the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services. A video of the hearing and witness testimony can be found on the committee website.

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