Following Reports of Migrant Children Being Held for Extended Periods of Time, Gillibrand, Harris, Klobuchar Call on Agency to Immediately Implement Policies to Protect Children
July 03, 2019
July 03, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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- Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is Currently Contracting with Companies That Do Not Have Properly Vetted Staff and Are Not Adequately Equipped to Care for Children
- Numerous Reports of Sexual Abuse at Facilities Revealed by Public Records Request; ORR Recently Received the Nearly $3 Billion in Funding It Requested; Senators Say There Should Be No More . . .
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- Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is Currently Contracting with Companies That Do Not Have Properly Vetted Staff and Are Not Adequately Equipped to Care for Children
- Numerous Reports of Sexual Abuse at Facilities Revealed by Public Records Request; ORR Recently Received the Nearly $3 Billion in Funding It Requested; Senators Say There Should Be No More . . .