Statement. Rep. Garcia thank you very much, mr. Chairman and i also want to thank our witness. I know that this is a very difficult job and i wanted to start first by talking a little bit about the office and the role it plays and how important it is and also address some of the concerns that i think many folks of the country have. First, the office of Refugee Resettlement is have has absolutely a Critical Mission in this country. When i was mayor of long beach, orr actually opened an Emergency Shelter from july right around july 2021. We had about almost 1600 Migrant Children that orr reunited with family or sponsors. I met dozens and dozens of these children at the center. It was a heartbreaking experience, but also i saw firsthand the incredible work that the partners on the ground, the immigration defense attorneys, the social workers, the doctors were doing to assist all of these Young Children, many of who were were scared, what wanted to see family and many also who are very gra
Live before a subcommittee on cspan3. Watch in our free mobile video or online at sees and. Org. Cspanshop. Org is our online store. There is something for everything. Shop now or anytime at cspanshop. Org. The director of the office of Refugee Resettlement testifies on the treatment of unaccompanied children at the u. S. Mexico border. This is about 90 minutes. President biden has worked to roll back policies that worked to maintain operational control of the southwest border and reducing the number of people who are coming here in the first place. As a federal judge commented, the administration turned the border into a meaningless line in the sand. The judge stated the actions were like posting a flashing sign that we are open. In 2021, the department of homeland 30 made 1. 7 million encounters with inadmissible area aliens. The disastrous border policies created more of the largest Human Trafficking and smuggling operations in the world. Cartels charge a fee. Border patrol agent to
Tools they need to be ready for anything. Mcast supports easement a a public serce among these Television Providers giving weak front receipt to democracies. And now solicitor of labor for the u. S. Labor Department Joins federal officials in the state Department Homeland security and health and Human Services department to testify on the safety and wellbeing of unaccompanied minors encountered at the border. Discuss resource needs holding those accountable for violation of child labor laws and protocols when encountering a child suspected of in traffic. This hearing will come to order. Today we gather for the committees second hearing examining safety and wellbeing of unaccompanied children who seek refuge in the United States we held the first hearing in june the response to a disturbing near times investigation exposing the exploitation of these children. At that hearing we heard from Child Welfare and labor experts for today we hear directly from executive Branch Officials about wh
And now solicitor of labor for the u. S. Labor Department Joins federal officials in the state Department Homeland security and health and Human Services department to testify on the safety and wellbeing of unaccompanied minors encountered at the border. Discuss resource needs holding those accountable for violation of child labor laws and protocols when encountering a child suspected of in traffic. This hearing will come to order. Today we gather for the committees second hearing examining safety and wellbeing of unaccompanied children who seek refuge in the United States we held the first hearing in june the response to a disturbing near times investigation exposing the exploitation of these children. At that hearing we heard from Child Welfare and labor experts for today we hear directly from executive Branch Officials about what steps to confront this problem. I know there is bipartisan interest in this issue. Several republican members asked me too hold todays hearing which is hap
Here. Plus, a major hurdle for those who take the ferry from alameda to the big closure thats now in place through the end of the year. And the alternative routes youll need to take. Live from Jack London Square this is mornington to the nine. Today is monday, october 23rd. Were looking live at the San Francisco bay. And then theres the estuary in the middle and at the very back is mount diablo. A little bit of fog sprinkled in. This is a very , very nice shot here of the bay area and the rain is done. Were going to talk to steve in just a little bit about what we can expect this week. If you want to raise a happy, successful child, experts say to wait as long as possible to give them a phone. Thats according to a yale psychology professor. According to a report from common sense media. Children ages 8 to 12 who have phones spend about five hours a day glued to them while teenagers are on them for about eight hours a day. Experts say this behavior is likely to encourage Poor Mental Hea