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It’s been over a year since U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley made his first diplomatic trip to a border facility in McAllen, Texas. Since then, the Oregon Democrat says not much has changed.<\/p>\n

Last Friday, Merkley and 12 other Senate Democrats made the trek to a migrant detention center inMcAllen, <\/p>\n

Texas. He said he found child separations were still happening, though he said they are happening at a lower level.<\/p>\n

“If the administration says [the] parent has a former traffic citation, or a former cannabis citation, or a former DUI, they will separate the child from the parent,” he said. He added that wouldn’t happen in the U.S.<\/p>\n

In addition, he said sleeping arrangements were poor, and provided healthcare was concerning.<\/p>\n

“I’ve been pushing for immediately upon our Custom and Border Protection, or border patrol, encountering children to at least check their temperature and ask a few questions about dehydration and illness,” Merkley said.<\/p>\n

On July 15, Merkley introduced the Stop Cruelty To Migrant Children Act<\/a> that would end family separations, and provide sufficient medical support. Around 40 legislators have signed onto the proposal.<\/p>\n

Merkley said there’s growing interest from fellow lawmakers, and the most recent trip to McAllen, TX was encouraging.<\/p>\n

“To have that large a group collectively see what was going on, not all that dissimilar from what was going on a year before, and be able to talk about it and discuss was powerful and I think it will lead to increased efforts to put an end to it,” Merkley said.<\/p>\n

Merkley said he’s pushing for a regular senate committee hearing on the treatment of detained migrant children, but the Republican majority has refused. He co-chaired a shadow hearing with health and legal experts this week that he says deserves to be heard on a grander scale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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