Shake-up at Homeland Security as migrant children are moved back to troubled Texas facility
WASHINGTON - A widening scandal over unsanitary conditions for children at a U.S. Border Patrol facility in Texas sparked resignations, replacements and last-minute vote-wrangling Tuesday as the Trump administration and Congress scrambled to respond to a crush at the border.
The acting head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, John Sanders, announced his resignation amid growing outcry over reports that more than 300 children were held in a remote Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas, with insufficient food and water, and were left to try to care for one another.
The Democratic-led House approved a $4.5 billion bill late Tuesday to provide funding to address the humanitarian crisis, but not before threats from
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