1 00:00:00,150 --> 00:00:10,960 [Music 2 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:14,960 ] Ms. Marcos, can I just start with you? 3 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:20,410 You testified a moment ago to Senator Butler that every child gets a know-your-rights... 4 00:00:20,410 --> 00:00:27,120 Is that correct? That is correct. Is that before or after you release them to labor... 5 00:00:30,149 --> 00:00:36,799 Senator, every child that comes into our care gets a Know Your Rights presentation as well. 6 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:43,840 Have you read these New York Times reports, these stories, the series of stories the N... 7 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:49,100 Have you read them? Yes, I have. Have you read that children are scrubbing dishes? 8 00:00:49,100 --> 00:00:54,490 They are operating heavy machinery. They are delivering meals. They are harvesting coffee. 9 00:00:54,490 --> 00:00:58,159 They are working construction. They They are working as housekeepers. 10 00:00:58,289 --> 00:01:02,460 They are working overnight shifts at plants where they are not paid. 11 00:01:02,579 --> 00:01:06,239 They are not going to school. They are not cared for. They are not giving meals. 12 00:01:06,370 --> 00:01:10,959 Almost all of it illegally. Are you aware of that? 13 00:01:11,090 --> 00:01:18,920 That's a yes or no? Yes. Do the Know Your Rights presentation help them in those... 14 00:01:19,069 --> 00:01:22,760 Senator ORR. That's a yes or no, I think. 15 00:01:22,870 --> 00:01:27,599 Do you really think that you're helping these children by releasing them to labor... 16 00:01:27,719 --> 00:01:33,359 And yes, sex traffickers, 85,000 children whom you have no contact with. 17 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:40,129 And your answer is we gave them a presentation before we turned them over to... 18 00:01:40,129 --> 00:01:45,840 on a scale, not seen in this country for a hundred years, a century. 19 00:01:45,950 --> 00:01:52,680 A century. It's a disgrace. Do you require sponsors to document 20 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:58,439 their relationship with the child? Senator, we have a thorough vetting process. 21 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,400 Do you require sponsors to document their relationship with the child? 22 00:02:02,549 --> 00:02:06,680 Yes. We go through the process. No, you do not. 23 00:02:06,810 --> 00:02:12,879 You do not. Have you read the Senate's permanent subcommittee on Investigations... 24 00:02:13,009 --> 00:02:18,280 What they found is you do not require sponsors to document their relationship wi... 25 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:23,280 Do you release them anyway? What about background checks? Do you require backgrou... 26 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:30,159 In cases where the child is being released to their parents, we do not require 27 00:02:30,159 --> 00:02:34,280 background checks. But Senator, I would really like to... 28 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:38,280 Do you require background checks on all adults in the household in any case? 29 00:02:38,409 --> 00:02:41,530 Yes, in some cases we do. What percentage of cases? 30 00:02:41,530 --> 00:02:46,280 Do you do background checks on the adults in the household? I don't have that number. 31 00:02:46,379 --> 00:02:52,280 Do you do home visits in all cases? You can actually see where these children are bein... 32 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:58,280 We do not do home visits in all cases. Senator, I'd really like the opportunity t... 33 00:02:58,340 --> 00:03:02,280 I know what you're doing, and it's incredibly and totally inadequate. 34 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,280 And we can read about it in the New York Times. 35 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:09,280 Let me, since you say you've read it, let's talk a little bit about that New York Time... 36 00:03:09,409 --> 00:03:16,250 Here's a quote from the April 17th installment. Again and again, veteran... 37 00:03:16,250 --> 00:03:22,870 told HHS, including reports that reached the secretary, that children appeared to be at... 38 00:03:22,870 --> 00:03:30,590 Did you warn the secretary that children were at risk? Senator, I'm in regular contact w... 39 00:03:30,590 --> 00:03:35,530 Did you warn him that children were at risk? Safety and well-being of children is our t... 40 00:03:35,530 --> 00:03:39,840 Did you warn him that children were at risk? I'm not going to get into the conversations. 41 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:46,530 I've had you're here and you're under oath and this is an oversight hearing and we ne... 42 00:03:46,530 --> 00:03:50,259 Did you warn him that children were at risk? Do you believe that children are at risk? 43 00:03:50,259 --> 00:03:57,710 Let's start with that. Yes. Okay. Did you warn the secretary? Senator, I'm not going... 44 00:03:57,710 --> 00:04:03,080 Why wouldn't you warn the secretary that children were at risk? I would like the... 45 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:06,879 Let's look at what the secretary said to you. At least five H.A.s. 46 00:04:07,949 --> 00:04:13,520 H.S. staff members said they were pushed out after raising concerns about child safety. 47 00:04:13,639 --> 00:04:20,649 Mr. Becerra, the secretary, told the O.R.R. director, that's you, right, that if she... 48 00:04:20,649 --> 00:04:24,399 of discharges, he would find someone who could. 49 00:04:24,529 --> 00:04:32,279 And then he went on to say that if Henry Ford had run his plants like this, he would nev... 50 00:04:32,410 --> 00:04:36,480 This is not the way you do an assembly line. Get the kids out. 51 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,120 Run them through. to those sponsors, those traffickers. 52 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:47,829 Why didn't she resign when he said this? Do you think that this is morally acceptable? 53 00:04:47,829 --> 00:04:55,310 Senator, I joined ORR in September of 2022. I believe 54 00:04:55,459 --> 00:05:02,519 that was reported prior to my arrival, but I cannot speak to- This is from an article t... 55 00:05:02,519 --> 00:05:09,149 I can't speak to what the secretary- Do you think that this is acceptable to run, to r... 56 00:05:09,149 --> 00:05:14,589 to release these children to traffickers. I can assure you we do not run ORR like an... 57 00:05:14,589 --> 00:05:17,660 The safety and well-being of children is our top concern. 58 00:05:17,660 --> 00:05:24,250 And by... Plainly not. Plainly it is not your top concern because you have managed to lo... 59 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,360 And the Times knows where they are, or two-thirds of them. 60 00:05:27,490 --> 00:05:30,610 And they're with labor traffickers. It's unbelievable. 61 00:05:30,610 --> 00:05:36,279 Let me just ask you this. How many kids right now, the 430,000 approximately? 62 00:05:37,379 --> 00:05:40,430 unaccompanied children across the border under this administration. 63 00:05:40,430 --> 00:05:47,199 It's a astounding number. How many are you in regular contact 64 00:05:47,199 --> 00:05:53,779 with right now? Senator, we have a number of different 65 00:05:53,779 --> 00:05:58,149 providers across the country. But what's the number? What's the number? 66 00:05:58,149 --> 00:06:02,040 How many of you are you? You said child welfare is your top concern. What's the... 67 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:05,040 I don't have the specific number. How can you not know? 68 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:11,569 Why would you come to this hearing and not No. >> Respectfully, if you would like us ... 69 00:06:11,569 --> 00:06:18,110 comprehensive case management to children after their release from our care so we ca... 70 00:06:18,110 --> 00:06:22,759 I would like you to do your job and not release children to human traffickers. 71 00:06:22,889 --> 00:06:28,240 Respectfully, that's what I would like. I'd like you not facilitate the largest child...