TOMORROW: Congressional Hearing on Unaccompanied Children at the Border

(WASHINGTON) – Tomorrow, April 27^th, the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, chaired by Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), will hold a virtual hearing with stakeholders regarding unaccompanied children at the border. This hearing will give Members an opportunity to hear from key witnesses to examine suggestions for improving our system for unaccompanied children. Members of the Committee are eager to move forward with solutions, given the devastation wrought by four years of the Trump Administration’s cruel and ineffective immigration policies.

This virtual hearing will be streamed live on YouTube and on our website.

Event details:

WHAT: Subcommittee Hearing: Unaccompanied Children at the Border: Stakeholder Perspectives on the Way Forward

WHEN: Tuesday, April 27 @ 2:00 pm EDT

WITNESSES:

• Mr. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Policy Counsel, The American Immigration Council
• Mr. Robert Garcia, Mayor, City of Long Beach, CA
• Ms. Jennifer Podkul, Vice President for Policy and Advocacy, Kids In Need of Defense
• Ms. Lora Ries, Director, Center for Technology Policy and Senior Research Fellow, Homeland Security, The Heritage Foundation (minority witness)

Updated info and livestream available here.

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Press Contact

Adam Comis at (202) 225-9978

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