HHS does not separate children from their parents and has not done so in the past.
Rosa DeLauro: “HHS does not separate children from their parents and has not done so in the past.”
On the recordJuly 23, 2019
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DeLauro clarifies that HHS's role is to care for unaccompanied children, not separate families.
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