WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, held a bicameral public forum to receive testimony on how violent tactics, a disregard for laws and constitutional rights, and new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policies have harmed children in America.
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 thei...