Inherently vulnerable so we placed a high priority on identifying any protection concerns unaccompanied children from contiguous companies who dont present protection concerns excuse me under trafficking reauthorization act of 2008 when dhs encounters unaccompanied child from contiguous country such as mexico, the child is screened to identify potential victims of Human Trafficking and determine whether the child has a fear of persecution if returned to his or her home country. Dhs as a matter of policy con ducks this screening on all unacomp anied children regardless of country of origin. Well come back and ask you questions on those topics, i promise. Thank you. Chairman castro, thank you and distinguished members of civil rights, thank you for allowing me to be here today. I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you about actions of Border Protection to implement standards to prevent tech and respond to sexual abuse and assault in confinement facilities. We refer to them as dhs p
Crisis at the border. The white house announces its bracing for impeachment. You have sarah palin talking about impeachment. I would not discount that possibility. All in starts caution. Right now. Green frood evening from ne. Im chris hayes. The Palestinian Authority and other factions are calling a day of rage, spreading from ramallah and the checkpoint separating the west bank from jerusalem, nablas and hebron, the protests were intended to be nonviolent but led to violent clashes with Israeli Security forces so far leaving five palestinians dead. The marches are explicitly meant to send a message of solidarity to the people of gaza who at this hour remain trapped in a war zone. As israel continues its mission to wipe out hamas tunnels and rocket stores. The Israeli Defense minister today alerting their military operations may soon be widened significantly. As of today, at least 867 palestinians have been killed in gaza. Most of them civilians, and many of them women and children. 3
Keeping them from what he described as rapists, murderers and people who arent really their parents. I could release all of the kids by 10 55 p. M. , but i dont think you want that i know the court doesnt want that. I dont think even our political opponents want that to happen. Thats secretary azar in the situation room tonight. Now, remember, this is someone talking about children his agency took in the first place and has held for weeks now. As for the thousands more who crossed the border unaccompanied, secretary azar suggested his agency was practically doing gods work. It is one of the great acts of american generosity and charity what we are doing for these unaccompanied kids who are smuggled into our country or come across illegally. What secretary azar did in that interview is what the administration really has been doing throughout this episode. He repeatedly conflated the unaccompanied minors with kids, some 28 to 2900 who have been taken from parents under the president s ze
Good evening. 102 of the youngest Migrant Children who have been taken at the border were supposed to be reunited by their parents by tonight. However, thats what a federal judge ordered two weeks ago. Its what the man responsible for holding those kids once suggested could be accomplished with just a few computer key strokes. Tonight even as his agency is saying it will fail to meet that courtimposed deadline, that same official, hhs secretary alex azar said the government did many of these kids a favor by taking them and tonight keeping them from what he described as rapists, murderers and people who arent really their parents. I could release all of the kids by 10 55 p. M. , but i dont think you want that i know the court doesnt want that. I dont think even our political opponents want that to happen. Thats secretary azar in the situation room tonight. Now, remember, this is someone talking about children his agency took in the first place and has held for weeks now. As for the thou
Later an nbc news exclusive. Why the Trump Administration is refusing to let u. S. Embassies fly the rainbow flag during pride month. But first, monday and mexico. In the nick of time a deal has been struck. So as of now on monday the beginning of extreme tariffs that could have upset north american businesses was avoided. A lastminute immigration deal with mexico will not include tariffs on americas largest trading partner. After days of talks and a republican revolt, President Trump tweeted several times, just today, saying, mexico will try very hard and if they do that this will be a very successful agreement for both the United States and mexico. According to the agreement mexico will deploy its National Guard, increase actions to dismantle Human Trafficking operations and expand Trump Administration program that would make some migrant wait in mexico while asylum claims are heard in the u. S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded, we are deeply disappointed by the administrations e