Dingell, Kuster Lead Democratic Women in Pressing Trump Administration to Explain "Where are the Girls?"

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Today Congresswomen Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Annie Kuster (NH-2) announced they are leading a group of nearly 60 Democratic women in pressing the Secretaries of Homeland Security (DHS) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to release details about immigrant children separated from their parents. You can read the letter here.

"It's repugnant to think of children separated from their families," said Dingell. "What's worse is we don't know where girls are being housed, the conditions under which they are residing after being torn from their parents arms, and we don't know how they are being protected, supported, or plans for reunification. These are children and it's our job to protect them. Rep. Annie Kuster and I are proud to work with our other Democratic colleagues in the House to demand specifics to ensure these girls safety and care."

"The situation on the southern border is absolutely heartbreaking," said Kuster. "No child should be separated from their parents. I'm deeply troubled that the administration appears to be only allowing access to detention facilities housing boys. We need to know what is taking place with young girls, as well as toddlers and infants who are being detained. This is a devastating crisis and the American government cannot be in the business of locking up children including toddlers and babies."

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