USDA ARS The U.S. Capitol is seen from the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Report of agency plans to send 500 workers to supervise unaccompanied children raises eyebrows in Congress. Suggested Event Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 Two California congressmen are leading a group of 35 members of the House of Representatives in raising questions about a USDA plan to send some of its workers to the southern border to care for and supervise unaccompanied migrant children. Republican Reps. Ken Calvert and Doug LaMalfa joined others in recently sending a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra regarding reports that USDA is planning to send 500 employees to the U.S. border with Mexico in response to the current migrant crisis.