[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 11, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DETENTION FACILITIES

  (Mr. CARDENAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARDENAS. Mr. Speaker, Jakelin Caal Maquin, 7-year-old girl. 
Felipe Gomez Alonzo, 8 years old. Juan de Leon Gutierrez, 16 years old. 
Carlos Hernandez Vasquez, 16 years old. All of these children died 
under our custody in the United States of America.
  In the last 8 months, six children have died in the United States of 
America under the custody of the Department of Homeland Security. It 
pains me to say this because I am not talking about some war-torn 
country halfway around the world. This is happening right here in the 
United States of America.
  Over the past 2 years, under this President, President Donald Trump, 
24 men, women, and children who came looking for a better life in the 
United States of America died.
  This administration's treatment is inhumane. What President Trump and 
this administration are doing is shameful.
  Mr. Speaker, let's be very clear: the crisis at the border is a 
humanitarian crisis that is the product of the President's deadly 
policies. We need accountability and this President will need to answer 
for his role in the loss of life, on our soil, at the United States 
border.

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