After months of resistance, Trump’s former refugee director is finally testifying in front of Congress, as Democrats push to hold the administration accountable for its family separations policy
A Trump appointee accused of mishandling efforts to reunify migrant children who were separated at the border will testify before Congress on Tuesday after months of resistance, as newly empowered House Democrats push the administration to hold officials responsible for the policy.
Lloyd’s testimony, which Democrats had sought for months, comes at a tenuous time for him. HHS Secretary Alex Azar and otherLloyd wasfrom leading the refugee office in the midst of the crisis. In November, he was formally transferred to the HHS office for faith initiatives. "Those are the people who need to be questioned, not the officials who were brought in afterwards to clean up their mess after thousands of children were separated from their families," DeLauro said in a statement.
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