Thousands of migrant children reported they were sexually assaulted in U.S. custody going back to 2015, documents reveal
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Data provided by Deutch's office show that of the 4,556 complaints investigated by Health and Human Services, 1,303 – 29 percent – were sent to the Justice Department for further review. White said the vast majority of those cases later proved to be unfounded."Any time a child is abused in the care of is one time too many," White said Tuesday.
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