Bennie Thompson actually said...

"We also do not have to sacrifice border security to treat vulnerable unaccompanied children with basic decency. We can do both."

"It is simply unconscionable that some would try to bring back the Trump administration's inhumane policy of returning vulnerable children back to the dangerous conditions they fled."

"This challenge is not new. We have seen increased arrivals of unaccompanied children and others at the U.S.-Mexico border."

"Inspectors general must not shy away from the politically sensitive topics or allow political considerations to affect their work."