I saw a place that reflected our values as a country. This is why I strongly oppose altering the protections of the 2008 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. The answer is not expediting screenings and deporting these children as soon as possible at the border. All this will accomplish is to send these children back into harms wayindeed. into the murder capitals of the worldeven more quickly. I have actually seen what these expedited screenings look like. During our trip we saw small children sitting on concrete blocks in a noisy and overwhelming CBP facility. In this environment. these children struggle to answer questions from uniformed Customs and Border Protection officers. Let me be clear. That officer was doing the best he could. but children arriving here after a dangerous journey are in no condition to quickly explain their reasons for coming to the United States. much less understand the legal basis for their claim to relief under U.S. law.
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