July 10, 2019

2019-07-10T19:59:57-04:00

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The House Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services held a hearing on the treatment of migrant children at the U.S. southern border. One of the witnesses was Yazmin Juarez, a Guatemalan citizen and mother seeking asylum in the U.S. She told lawmakers about her daughter’s illness and eventual death, after leaving a detention facility. In the second panel, former Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ronald Vitiello testified before the committee. Also testifying were human rights experts and a physician who all have firsthand knowledge of the border crisis.

The House Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services held a hearing on the treatment of migrant children at the U.S. southern… read more