Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Feds Failing to Put Migrant Parents in Touch with Separated Kids


by Hannah Rappleye, Lisa Riordan Seville and Gabe Gutierrez 

EL PASO, Texas — It has been 11 days since Iris Yolani Eufragio-Mancia last saw her 6-year-old son, or heard his voice.

"I sleep and dream of him, running to me," she told NBC News, from the safety of a local shelter for migrants. "I can't wait until the day I have him in my arms again."

On Tuesday, Health and Human Service Secretary Alex Azar told Congress that migrant children taken from their parents are being put in contact with them within 24 hours of their arrival at a facility. He also said that the government tries to make sure the kids communicate with their parents at least twice a week.

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Source: NBC News 

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