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riversedge

(70,242 posts)
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 07:35 PM Oct 2018

DHS secretary panics under questioning from Kamala Harris: We do not 'detain' children, we 'care for

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Source: raw story



DHS secretary panics under questioning from Kamala Harris: We do not ‘detain’ children, we ‘care for them’

10 Oct 2018 at 11:19 ET
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At a Senate hearing on Thursday, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) suggested that DHS had violated federal statutes by detaining children longer than is legally allowed.
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“How do you reconcile the IG report with your testimony this morning?” Harris pressed.

“We do not detain children,” Nielsen insisted. “What we do is, when we apprehend them at a border patrol station, we process them. And as soon as there is room in an HHS facility, we transfer them.”

“So does the processing involve detention?” Harris wondered.

“It’s not a detention facility!” Nielsen exclaimed.

“Do they stay in CPB custody? Do they spend the night there?” the California senator tried again, appearing annoyed.

“We are not able to, under the law, put them anywhere else,” Nielsen replied. “So, we will care for them until bed space opens at a detention facility at HHS.”

“In other words, you do detain children,” Harris remarked.....................






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DHS secretary panics under questioning from Kamala Harris: We do not 'detain' children, we 'care for (Original Post) riversedge Oct 2018 OP
I swear every time I hear from Sen. Harris, I think even more highly of her The Genealogist Oct 2018 #1
Her inquiries and statements have been outstanding and on-point. k&r, nt appal_jack Oct 2018 #2
Agreed! Snackshack Oct 2018 #4
The comparison to Al Franken was unfortunate LakeArenal Oct 2018 #10
I did not see her. Snackshack Oct 2018 #23
Very, very, very experienced prosecutor. No bullshit is right. Auggie Oct 2018 #9
She's pretty doggone spectacular. calimary Oct 2018 #20
And she finished up one line of Kavanaugh questioning with "I'll take that as a no." nt tblue37 Oct 2018 #24
They need bdamomma Oct 2018 #3
They don't need MyOwnPeace Oct 2018 #12
Excellent idea and terminology! BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #15
Excellent way to use their own words against them! lunatica Oct 2018 #17
Might need to fix the link to the source its not appearing at all. cstanleytech Oct 2018 #5
fixed. works now. riversedge Oct 2018 #8
If they cared for the kids, they would put them back together with their parents rurallib Oct 2018 #6
Next powerful microscope should be named after Sen Harris djacq Oct 2018 #7
Neilsen is such a lying piece of Nazi shit. nt SunSeeker Oct 2018 #11
And she's just playing word games here. Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #18
bullshit They_Live Oct 2018 #13
I'm on board & supporting Kamala in 2020. slumcamper Oct 2018 #14
I'm starting to warm up to the idea as well! green917 Oct 2018 #22
Neilsen is a disgrace to her Danish heritage Ligyron Oct 2018 #16
She should have been fired for simple incompetence. No system in place for children? George Eliot Oct 2018 #19
THIS IS MY SENATOR ROB-ROX Oct 2018 #21
I'm all in for Harris in 2020... SKKY Oct 2018 #25
I absolutely love her tenacity in dealing with these criminals (GOP). I'd support her in a second. YOHABLO Oct 2018 #26
Yea, when stupidity emerges, Kamala has no F*&KS to give. Not one. SKKY Oct 2018 #27
think the proper term is kidnapping. pansypoo53219 Oct 2018 #28
She can keep telling herself that they are not being detained, Mad-in-Mo Oct 2018 #29

The Genealogist

(4,723 posts)
1. I swear every time I hear from Sen. Harris, I think even more highly of her
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 07:37 PM
Oct 2018

She does not take any bullshit. She is tough as nails. I love having her on our side!

Snackshack

(2,541 posts)
4. Agreed!
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 07:57 PM
Oct 2018

She is doing a very fine job as a Senator, for that I am very thankful. Senator Franken was excellent at cross examination of hearing subjects. When he got “resigned” I feared that was lost but she is very good at pinning people down and getting answers. Given her back ground that is not surprising but what she did vs. what she is doing now are two very different arenas.

LakeArenal

(28,819 posts)
10. The comparison to Al Franken was unfortunate
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:21 PM
Oct 2018

She’s partly responsible for him being gone. Personally that reminds me of that baggage she carries.

Snackshack

(2,541 posts)
23. I did not see her.
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 01:19 PM
Oct 2018

Doing that....my mistake, because looking back in Google clearly she did. I saw Sen. Gillibrand making comments but not Sen. Harris. That’s unfortunate. Thank you.

calimary

(81,304 posts)
20. She's pretty doggone spectacular.
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 10:03 AM
Oct 2018

I watched her calm, controlled, clear-eyed questioning of Kavanaugh as he frantically and furiously danced around the room. Flapping and almost literally foaming at the mouth. I wonder how much spit flew from his mouth as he yowled and bellowed.

Meanwhile she stayed as cool as a cucumber. Impressive. And magnificent. Glad she’s on our side!

bdamomma

(63,868 posts)
3. They need
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 07:56 PM
Oct 2018

to lock Nielsen up. How can they look at themselves in a mirror. People are abusing these children. There was a thread here.

MyOwnPeace

(16,927 posts)
12. They don't need
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:33 PM
Oct 2018

to "lock her up" - they just need to "process" her!

See how she would choke on her own BULLSHIT!!!!!

rurallib

(62,420 posts)
6. If they cared for the kids, they would put them back together with their parents
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:05 PM
Oct 2018

That can't be too hard to understand.

djacq

(1,634 posts)
7. Next powerful microscope should be named after Sen Harris
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:14 PM
Oct 2018

There’s going to be a microscope turned on over this most corrupt administration in U.S. history.

Blue Wave is coming.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
18. And she's just playing word games here.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:49 PM
Oct 2018

What has happened to these children while in "processing" is a human rights violation. I can't believe the UN is NOT investigating this for what it is - an atrocity.

slumcamper

(1,606 posts)
14. I'm on board & supporting Kamala in 2020.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:46 PM
Oct 2018

Steady and unwavering, sharp and incisive, and resolute.

I can imagine her as Commander-in-Chief. Can you?

green917

(442 posts)
22. I'm starting to warm up to the idea as well!
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 11:35 AM
Oct 2018

Im a little uncertain of her foreign policy chops and some of her policy positions but she's really impressed me since joining judiciary.

Ligyron

(7,633 posts)
16. Neilsen is a disgrace to her Danish heritage
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 09:51 PM
Oct 2018

Danes are some of the most generous, open minded people on earth. I remember when a visitor from Denmark almost got arrested for leaving her kiddie in a stroller outside a restaurant while she ate. Told the cops it was done in her country all the time so the kids could get some sun while they napped. No one there would ever think of harming a child and no one ever did.

Meanwhile, Neilsen is jailing toddlers.

George Eliot

(701 posts)
19. She should have been fired for simple incompetence. No system in place for children?
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 01:43 AM
Oct 2018

No sorting system or tracking system? She should not be managing a KMart store much less DHS a cabinet level position.

ROB-ROX

(767 posts)
21. THIS IS MY SENATOR
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 10:17 AM
Oct 2018

California does hI think this country would be doing better if all elected people did there job. Their are to many who are BOUGHT for A LITTLE MONEY AND THEY SCREW THE PUBLIC.........

SKKY

(11,811 posts)
25. I'm all in for Harris in 2020...
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 02:21 PM
Oct 2018

...I like her policies, and there is no way she would allow Trump to run her over in a debate.

 

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)
26. I absolutely love her tenacity in dealing with these criminals (GOP). I'd support her in a second.
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 03:18 PM
Oct 2018

I'd take her over Bloomberg anytime. I think Kamala is one of us.

Mad-in-Mo

(229 posts)
29. She can keep telling herself that they are not being detained,
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 05:36 PM
Oct 2018

but the chain link fences and bars say otherwise.

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