Hearing: Oversight of Family Separation and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Short-Term Custody under the Trump Administration

Committee on the Judiciary

Thursday, July 25, 2019 (10:00 AM)

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Mr. Brian S. Hastings
Chief, Law Enforcement Operations, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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  • Chief Hastings Testimony [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM
  • Chief Hastings Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM
  • Chief Hastings Bio [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM

Mr. Jonathan H. Hayes
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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  • Mr. Hayes Testimony [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM
  • Mr. Hayes Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM
  • Mr. Hayes Bio [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM

Commander Jonathan White
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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  • Commander White Testimony [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM
  • Commander White Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM
  • Commander White Bio [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM

Mr. Joseph B. Edlow
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice

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  • Mr. Edlow Testimony [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM
  • Mr. Edlow Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM
  • Mr. Edlow Bio [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM

Ms. Diana R. Shaw
Assistant Inspector General for Special Reviews and Evaluations, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General

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  • Ms. Shaw Testimony [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM
  • Ms. Shaw Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM
  • Ms. Shaw Bio [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM

Support Documents

  • Document produced to the Committee from the Department of Health and Human Services, a memo entitled, "Unaccompanied Alien Children Program Update" (July 4, 2017) - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM
  • Letter from the Honorable Ted Deutch to ORR Director Jonathan Hayes (June 7, 2019) - Submitted by the Honorable Ted Deutch [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM
  • McClatchy article entitled, "Obama administration fights to keep family detention" - Submitted by the Honorable Matt Gaetz [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM
  • The Atlantic article entitled, "What a Pediatrician Saw Inside a Border Patrol Warehouse" - Submitted by the Honorable Mary Gay Scanlon and the Honorable Madeleine Dean [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM
  • Politico article entitled, "The Border Patrol Hits a Breaking Point" - Submitted by the Honorable Mary Gay Scanlon and Madeleine Dean [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM
  • The Arizona Republic article entitled, "Reports of misconduct and sexual assault of migrant kids surface at Yuma border facility" - Submitted by the Honorable Mary Gay Scanlon and Madeleine Dean [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM
  • NBC News article entitled, "Abner, 17, describes 11 days of hunger and thirst at Yuma's border station" - Submitted by the Honorable Mary Gay Scanlon and Madeleine Dean [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM
  • Letter from the Honorable Debbie Mucarsel-Powell to ORR Director Jonathan Hayes - Submitted by the Honorable Debbie Mucarsel Powell [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM
  • VICE News article entitled, "4,000 Migrant Kids Might Have to Spend the Rest of Their Childhood in Federal Custody" - Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM
  • Texas Monthly article entitled, "Autopsy Offers Jarring New Details About the Death of a 16-Year-Old Guatemalan Boy" - Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM
  • Amnesty International article entitled, "Plans to Close Carrizo Springs Demonstrate Conditions that are Not in Children's Best Interests" - Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM
  • Mother Jones article entitled, "ICE Just Quietly Opened Three New Detention Centers, Flouting Congress' Limits" - Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM
  • Statement of Church World Service - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM
  • Statement of the National Immigrant Justice Center - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM
  • Statement of the American Immigration Council [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM

Hearing Record

  • Notice of Hearing [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 07:18 AM
  • Member Attendance [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:37 PM

First Published: July 18, 2019 at 09:53 AM
Last Updated: July 25, 2019 at 04:37 PM