MEDIA ADVISORY: Grassley, Cassidy, Johnson to Host Roundtable on Exploitation of Unaccompanied Migrant Children

MEDIA ADVISORY: Grassley, Cassidy, Johnson to Host Roundtable on Exploitation of Unaccompanied Migrant Children

WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, July 9, at 2:30 p.m. ET, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) will host a roundtable entitled "The Exploitation Crisis: How the U.S. Government is Failing to Protect Migrant Children from Trafficking and Abuse." The roundtable will examine the failures of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)'s Unaccompanied Children (UC) program, which has allowed thousands of vulnerable migrant kids to be lost or handed over to potential criminals. Details follow.

WHAT: Oversight roundtable on "The Exploitation Crisis: How the U.S. Government is Failing to Protect Migrant Children from Trafficking and Abuse."

WHEN: Tuesday, July 9, at 2:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. CT

WHERE: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 608

OR via livestream on:

• Grassley's X, Facebook and Youtube
• Cassidy's X and Youtube
• Johnson's X, Facebook and Rumble

WHO: Witnesses will include HHS UC program whistleblowers, as well as Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Shevaun Harris and criminology expert Dr. Jarrod Sadulski.

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