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On the recordJuly 14, 2019
They're violating their own regulations and the Flores Agreement by keeping these children, but they'd be violating the TVPRA by releasing these children to anyone other than HHS.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock discusses the legal dilemmas faced by CBP regarding child detention.

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