On Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen released a statement regarding the 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in U. S. custody on Christmas Eve after being apprehended by immigration officials. Nielsen blamed the child’s death on…
On Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen released a statement regarding the 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in U. S. custody on Christmas Eve after being apprehended by immigration officials. Nielsen blamed the child’s death on «smugglers, traffickers,» «activist judges» and «those who seek open borders,» but nevertheless announced that DHS will take several steps to try and prevent migrant children from dying in its custody in the future.
«Our system has been pushed to a breaking point by those who seek open borders,» Nielsen said a roughly 1,000-word statement . «Smugglers, traffickers, and their own parents put these minors at risk by embarking on the dangerous and arduous journey north. This crisis is exacerbated by the increase in persons who are entering our custody suffering from severe respiratory illnesses or exhibit some other illness upon apprehension.
