[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H7691-H7692]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REUNITE EVERY CHILD IMMEDIATELY

  (Mr. BROWN of Maryland asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BROWN of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, today is the deadline for the 
Trump administration to reunite more than 2,500 children with their 
families. It is clear to me that they are not going to make this 
deadline.
  Hundreds of parents have been deported without their children. HHS 
has not been able to identify the parents of nearly 100 children.
  Even when the administration reunites children and parents, there is 
only chaos and confusion:
  Reunifications are occurring in parking lots in the middle of the 
night;
  Parents are not being informed of their rights and are desperately 
giving up their chance to stay in this country. They don't have access 
to lawyers;
  After reunification, there is no rationale in deciding which families 
are released and which are sent to detention centers.
  This entire process is unacceptable and abhorrent. That is why I am 
introducing legislation to immediately appoint a single authority to 
oversee reunification across the government. We need someone to 
effectively manage this process.
  No more excuses. No more delays. Mr. Speaker, we have to reunite 
every child immediately.

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