James Lankford actually said...

"The care and custody of all unaccompanied alien children, including responsibility for their detention, where appropriate, shall be the responsibility of . . . Health and Human Services."

"That should set off an alarm on this clear statute that says the custody and care of alien children falls on HHS."

"Somebody is going to step up as a result of this hearing and take full and complete responsibility of these minor children that we have in our country."

"What is wrong with keeping these children in detention longer in order to make sure that we are not placing them with someone who is going to illegally use them as child labor or in sex trafficking."