Pelosi presses Trump to make changes to treatment of migrants at border
By Cristina Marcos - 07/02/19 05:34 PM EDT
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is calling on President Trump to adopt the changes to migrant detention policies that House Democrats proposed in their version of a border funding bill but were not included in the final legislation passed last week.
The letter to Trump, released publicly Tuesday, comes amid growing outrage over over conditions faced by migrants detained at the southern border — which was bolstered after Democrats raised alarms while inspecting facilities there this week.
Pelosi urged Trump to take specific "immediate actions" as proposed in House Democrats' initial bill and highlighted three policy changes lawmakers sought in last week's negotiations over a $4.5 billion package to provide resources for agencies handling the influx of migrants at the border. The actions include directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to swiftly establish health and safety standards for migrants in government custody, such as provisions for water, hygiene and nutrition.
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