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Rob Portman: “It is totally unacceptable for the U.S. Government to release unaccompanied kids, who are, by definition, much more…”

On the recordMay 4, 2022
It is totally unacceptable for the U.S. Government to release unaccompanied kids, who are, by definition, much more vulnerable to trafficking, to unrelated sponsors and not to do more follow-up.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Portman criticizes the government's handling of unaccompanied minors.

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