[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H5275]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           FAMILY SEPARATION

  (Ms. ROSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROSEN. Mr. Speaker, the images we are seeing of children crying 
alone, calling out for their mothers and fathers, is absolutely heart-
wrenching.
  Right now, innocent children are being detained at our border, and 
they are going through unthinkable and life-altering trauma as a result 
of the Trump administration's cruel decision to separate migrant 
families.
  Let me be crystal clear: There is no law requiring border agents to 
separate migrant children from their parents, yet this administration 
has chosen to implement this horrendous policy and deliberately ignore 
public outcry by refusing to put an end to this madness. They are 
playing political games instead of doing what is right and true to our 
American values.
  This heartless and inhumane behavior should not have to require 
action from Congress to be changed. But with the President pledging to 
continue his heartless policy, we are compelled to act. That is why I 
am helping introduce legislation that puts an end to this despicable 
policy and keeps families together, which I urge all of my colleagues 
on both sides of the aisle to support.

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