Reported 154 US Employees for Abuse of Migrant Children – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

Thousands of minors were victims of badual abuse in US-based detention centers for migrants in the last three years. 154 government employees are among the alleged perpetrators of these attacks, reported NBC.

This, according to official documents from the US Department of Health and Social Services, published by the Axios news website and communicated to the media by MP Ted Deutch's office.

The politician, who belongs to the House of Representatives and to the ranks of the Democratic Party of the State of Florida, denounced the fact that more than a hundred people hired by the government have committed badual badaults on minors detained without supervision by their parents or any other member of their family.

"I've witnessed thousands of cases of badual abuse on minors, if it's on the part of officials from the Ministry of Health, yes from those hired by the Ministry of Health." ", did he declare.

From October 2014 to July 2018, the Office of Refugee Resettlement, under the Ministry of Health, has 4,556 complaints badual badault, while the Department of Justice received 1,303 others.

The MP noted that the policy of "zero tolerance" towards migrants, promoted by the government of President Donald Trump, is co-head of the abuse committed against minors.

"The question is, when this policy was put forward, did anyone discuss it? Did anyone ever think about what might happen to these kids? ", Asked Major Jonathan D. White, safety commissioner of the Ministry of Health, at an appearance at the Capitol.

In 2018 alone, more than 2,700 children were separated from their parents on the southern border of the United States. with Mexico, then to be sent to refugee camps. These centers are administered by private companies, contracted by the government.

Once in detention, the children remain in the custody of the US government. until they can be delivered to their godparents, usually a parent or relative, during the entire process of immigration. In early February, more than 11,000 children and teenagers the migrants were detained without escorts.

For their part, health department officials pointed out that most of the charges have not been corroborated and defended the institution's performance in working with minors.