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Michael Burgess: “This is not the agency that makes the decision about whether or not a family unit is kept together, but they are…”

On the recordJune 14, 2018
This is not the agency that makes the decision about whether or not a family unit is kept together, but they are obligated to take care of--whether a child arrives unaccompanied or is separated from their family.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess clarifies the responsibilities of the agency regarding separated families.

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