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Rep. Williams Signs Letter To Secretaries Of DHS And HHS On Unaccompanied MinorsRep. Brandon Williams signed a letter to the Secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the treatment of unaccompanied minors entering the United States.
Washington,
May 8, 2023
Washington, DC — Congressman Brandon Williams (NY-22) signed onto a letter that was sent to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra demanding answers to questions regarding the treatment of unaccompanied minors who have entered the United States. This letter was sent following reports from The New York Times that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been unable to make contact with more than 85,000 migrant children who have entered our country through our southern border.
This comes at a time when there have been record numbers of unaccompanied minors entering the United States. According to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), over 152,000 unaccompanied minors entered the U.S. in Fiscal Year 2022. This is the highest number ever encountered in a single year and up more than 400 percent from Fiscal Year 2020. “Unaccompanied minors are being used by the Biden Administration and progressives to disrupt, control, and maintain power, just like every other policy they implement. Our system was set up to provide protections for the vulnerable, and yet, reports indicate our leaders are putting them in harm's way,” said Rep. Brandon Williams. “As part of my constitutional duty as a Member of Congress to provide oversight of federal agencies, I joined dozens of my colleagues in demanding DHS and HHS provide answers about the treatment of these unaccompanied minors, their current whereabouts, vetting of these individuals and who they are placed with, and reports of trafficking within our borders. We are supposed to be a beacon of hope for the world and we must restore full faith and confidence in our systems.” Full letter attached. |
