'Disappeared' U.S. Records on Detained Migrant Kids Sparks Probe
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration started the investigation after receiving a July 6 complaint from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which cited a New York Times report about the loss of records, the watchdog said Thursday in a statement.
The Trump administration separated about 3,000 children from their parents under a new “zero tolerance” policy for prosecuting illegal border crossings, triggering a court order for reunifications that’s been hindered in many cases by a lack of proper records. The government has said children’s safety is its top priority and defended the process.
The Washington-based archival agency on July 10 asked Customs and Border Protection, a part of DHS, as well as the Department of Health and Human Services, to respond to the allegations within 30 days, according to a copy of the letter shared by the ethics group, which goes by CREW.
The New York Times article cited two unidentified DHS officials saying that records “linking children to their parents have disappeared, and in some cases have been destroyed” and “leaving the authorities struggling to identify connections between family members,” according to CREW’s statement.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-26/-disappeared-u-s-records-on-detained-migrant-kids-sparks-probe
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