Watch: US House Oversight Committee Hearing On Border Detention Conditions

Vermont Public | By VPR News

Published July 12, 2019 at 8:00 AM EDT

Andrew Harnik

Associated Press

Rep. Peter Welch and fellow House Oversight Committee members are holding a hearing Friday on the conditions at border detention facilities, which were the focus of a recent report from U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General.

The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a hearing Friday regarding Border Patrol detention centers. The hearing comes as the result of a report from Homeland Security'sOffice of Inspector General, which raised concerns about conditions at facilities near the country's southern border.

Vermont Rep. Peter Welch isa member of the committee.

More from NPR: "'Shaken To My Core': Testimony Describes Conditions For Detained Migrants"
More from NPR: "DHS Inspector General Finds 'Dangerous Overcrowding' In Border Patrol Facilities" [July 3]
From the Department of Homeland Security: Find the full report here.

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