Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan agrees to testify on child separations before House on July 18
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan speaks during a news conference at the Immigration and Customs Headquarters, on June 28, 2019 in Washington, DC.Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan has agreed to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about the separation of migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border by the Trump administration.
The Democrat-led committee announced Wednesday that McAleenan, who had previously served as commissioner of Customs and Border Protection under President Donald Trump, will testify about the child separations on Thursday, July 18. That hearing will delve into a slew of damning allegations from lawmakers and immigration advocates about the conditions of detention centers housing migrants and the conduct of Border Patrol agents in those centers and on social media.
Multiple lawmakers who visited those facilities will speak at the hearing, the committee said. They will include Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who last month accused the government of running "concentration camps." Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, will also testify, the committee said.
"The American people are deeply concerned about the inhumane detention centers at the border and the number of children separated from their families," Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said in the release. "We look forward to hearing about the steps necessary to correct this crisis manufactured by the Trump Administration."
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