Seante probe faults government for migrant child abuse

*An Associated Press report published this week found that “more than two dozen unaccompanied children were sent to homes across the country where they were sexually assaulted, starved or forced to work for little or no pay.” VL


associated_press_logo_1By Mary Clare Jalonick and Garance Burke, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Migrant children in the government’s care were placed in U.S. homes and left vulnerable to human trafficking due to sometimes nonexistent screening by the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a congressional report released Thursday.

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said HHS was overwhelmed by children crossing the border and weakened its child protection policies. Portman is chairman of the Senate subcommittee that held a hearing Thursday to examine weaknesses in the department’s placement of migrant children.

An investigation by the panel echoes the findings of an Associated Press investigation that found more than two dozen unaccompanied children were sent to homes across the country where they were sexually assaulted, starved or forced to work for little or no pay.

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