WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), delivered an opening statement at a bicameral public forum on how DHS policies hurt children. The forum, entitled "Our Values at Stake: How Trump's Immigration Agenda Endangers Children," featured testimony from young people and mothers about their personal experiences being assaulted or separated from their families by DHS agents. The forum also featured testimony from a school administrator about the impact of current DHS policies on schools and children.

"The second Trump Administration's immigration enforcement has known no limit...