'Chain of human misery': Nielsen insists there’s a growing border crisis as Dems grill Trump’s DHS secretary on administration policy
1 / 4Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, before the House Homeland Security Committee.
Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson said he wanted to use the hearing in part to give Nielsen the opportunity to start a"serious discussion," rather than echoing President Donald Trump's claims of a security crisis at the border, and to say what she knew about the family separations last year. He said real oversight over the border was long overdue.
Nielsen was grilled on whether she was aware of the psychological effects of separating children from their parents, and when she knew about the"zero tolerance" policy that led to the separation of more than 2,700 children from parents last year. And she was asked about conversations with Trump as he declared a national emergency at the border to try to gain funding for his proposed wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
Tens of thousands of families are crossing the border illegally every month, straining resources. Last month, there were more than 76,000 migrants apprehended — it was more than double the same period last year. And she said the forecast is that the problem will grow worse as weather gets better; traditionally the early spring months see higher illegal crossings.
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