Jonathan White

We share concern that I think everyone in this room feels. Anytime a child is abused in the care of ORR is one too many, we abide fully with the laws this Congress has passed, in terms of Prison Rape Elimination Act, I mean the Prison Rape Elimination Act and the Violence Against Women Act.

Even now months after the height of the crisis created by the implementation of its cruel and inhumane immigrant policies, basic questions remain unanswered, in part that is because the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, until last night, stonewalled the legitimate requests by this committee that were made over six weeks ago.

It is important to note that I am not aware of a single instance anywhere of an allegation against the ORR federal staff for abuse of a child.

The program is not built to reunify children with parents who are... by Jonathan White

The program is not built to reunify children with parents who are in detention.

There are some children who we believe are separated for whom we... by Jonathan White

There are some children who we believe are separated for whom we have not yet identified the parent.

We have to protect children from people who would prey on them, and that is what we are doing, these DNA results are being used solely for that purpose and no other.