The Trump administration's former refugee director said he never warned superiors that separating families at the border could have long-lasting health effects on children
The Trump administration's former refugee director Tuesday said he never warned superiors that separating migrant families at the border could have long-lasting damaging health effects on children.
Lloyd, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, struggled to explain when — or if — he raised concerns about tracking thousands of children who had been separated at the border. An internal HHS audit last monththat the Trump administration lacked an integrated system to track the families until after a federal judge in June 2018 ordered the reunifications.
Jonathan White, a career HHS official who helped lead reunification efforts, said he warned Lloyd and two other officials about the health effects of family separations in early 2017. White, who also testified Tuesday, said that Lloyd assured him at the time the administration would not enact the policy. However, separations began months later, and the policy wasn't formally announced until April 2018.
“[A]dverse childhood experiences created by inhumane treatment often create negative health impacts that can last an individual’s entire lifespan," James Madara, the CEO of the American Medical Association, warned the Trump administration after the policy was implemented last year.
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