'World should know what is happening' to children in ICE detention: Mother testifies
A woman who is suing the U.S. government because her daughter died after they were held in federal custody, testified before Congress on Wednesday, at a hearing aimed at reviewing conditions at border facilities amid increased criticism of the conditions at certain migrant holding centers.
"It is painful for me to relive this experience and remember that suffering, but I am here because the world should know what is happening to so many children in ICE detention," Yazmin Juarez said through a translator. "My beautiful girl is gone, but I hope her story will spur this country's government to act so that more children do not die because of neglect and mistreatment."
Juarez is claiming wrongful death, after her daughter became sick while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody and then died shortly after they were released. Juarez is testifying at the hearing along with individuals from human rights groups, a doctor and an ICE official.
A congressional oversight subcommittee is convening Wednesday to review the recent allegations of child neglect and overcrowding at border facilities.
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