Lawmakers Barred From Talking To Kids At Detention Facilities
Source: Huffington Post
WASHINGTON ― Members of Congress who visit detention facilities at the border aren’t allowed to talk to migrant children who have been taken from their parents and will be denied entry if they don’t give two weeks’ notice of a planned visit, per a new directive from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In an email sent to all congressional offices on Wednesday, a senior HHS official says lawmakers are allowed to visit federal facilities holding children who have been separated from their families but are not allowed to interact with them or take any pictures of them or the surrounding conditions.
“To protect the privacy and vulnerability of children in its care, we cannot allow visitors to record or photograph anything within the facility property, nor are visitors allowed to interact with the children,” reads the email from Sara Morse, the deputy assistant secretary for legislation at HHS. “We appreciate your cooperation.”
The email also says that lawmakers can only visit the facilities with at least two weeks’ notice, that times and dates of visits are based on facility availability, and that unscheduled visits will not be accommodated.
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pull out his/her phone and start filming. Then say “You don’t tell us what to do. Arrest me if you have a problem with our work!” Let’s see members of Congress perp-walked off the property as the MSM films it outside.
Resist!
